Summer 1555 – The Galley Affair

Summer 1555 – The Galley Affair

by | Jan 24, 2021 | Articles

Cardinal Guido Ascanio Sforza – private collection Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (1520-1589), son of Pier Luigi Farnese and Girolama Orsini di Pitigliano, and grandson of Pope Paolo III (1468-1549),  found himself overwhelmed with political and family responsibilities...
The story of the marriage of Giulia Farnese

The story of the marriage of Giulia Farnese

by | Jan 22, 2021 | Articles

The story of the marriage of Giulia Farnese which took place in Palazzo Sforza Cesarini. Drawn from the book “Giulia Farnese, a woman slave of her own beauty” by Carlo Fornari, Silvia Editore, Parma, 1995, pages 62-63. “The presentation of Giulia into society, if it...