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The Neapolitan House of Aragon — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan and Bari

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Skull of Isabella of Aragon, the Duchess of Milan and Bari (photo by Gino Fornaciari and his team), in Naples, San Domenico Maggiore

Isabella von Aragon mit ihrem ersten Gatten — Isabella of Aragon with her first husband, Gian Galeazzo II Maria Sforza

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon at the age of around seven or eight years as the Virgin with the Child Jesus Christ

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon with her son Francesco da Melzo as the Virgin with a child

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, the Duchess of Milan

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon and Leonardo da Vinci "are lending their faces" to Emperor Frederick III. and his bride Eleonora of Portugal

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, the young Duchess of Milan, depicted as Saint Catherine of Alexandria (or as Saint Lucia) as is tradition for the Milanese Duchesses of the Visconti and Sforza

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon as Pomona, 1497

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon as Saint Anne

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon as widow (of her second husband, Leonardo da Vinci), c. 1520

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon portrayed as the Virgin in the tradition of the Milanese Dynasties of the Visconti and Sforza after giving birth to her first son

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon and her son Francesco Maria Sforza (usually called Francesco "il Duchetto") as the Virgin and her Child Jesus Christ, c. 1492/93 (the complete painting of the detail above)

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon with her daughter Bona Maria as the Virgin with the Child Jesus Christ; hence, the little Bona Maria is shown as a boy; her elder brother Francesco Maria Sforza with his curly head is depicted in the front left

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon with a transparent veil and her characteristic Neapolitan headgear

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon or her eldest daughter Bona Maria Sforza

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, c. 1540 (this portrait was made after her death)

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon as the Virgin Mary with the Child

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon as the Virgin Mary, c. 1480

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon as the Virgin Mary with the Child

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon as the Virgin Mary with the Child

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon as the Saint Mary Magdalen

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon with her son Francesco "il Duchetto" as the Virgin with the Child Jesus Christ and the nun Alessandra Bentivoglio, who was a daughter of Ippolita Sforza and therefore a distant relative of Isabella's

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon as Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon as Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon as the Virgin with one of her sons

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon as the Virgin with her two sons from her second marriage

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon (the third and the fourth person on the left side) as a young girl and as the Virgin at the circumcision of the Child Jesus Christ

Isabella of Aragon with her son Francesco "il Duchetto" as the Virgin with the Child Jesus Christ

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon with her three sons as the Virgin

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon as Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon as the Virgin with Child

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon (here as Saint Catherine of Alexandria) being buried by her three daughters by her second husband, who are depicted as three angels, 1524

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon as the Virgin with one of her children

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon as the Virgin with one of her sons

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon as Saint Agatha

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon as Saint Lucia

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, with two of her three sons as the Virgin

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, with her three sons as the Virgin

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, with her two sons Francesco and Antonio

Isabella von Aragon mit ihren Söhnen Francesco da Melzo und Antonio — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, with her two sons Francesco da Melzo and Antonio as the Virgin with the Child Jesus and the little John the Baptist

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, with her two sons Francesco da Melzo and Antonio as the Virgin with the Child Jesus and the little John the Baptist

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, with her two sons Francesco da Melzo and Antonio as the Virgin with the Child Jesus and the little John the Baptist

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, with her two sons Francesco da Melzo and Antonio as the Virgin with the Child Jesus and the little John the Baptist

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, with her two sons Francesco da Melzo and Antonio as the Virgin with the Child Jesus and the little John the Baptist

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, with her two sons Francesco da Melzo and Antonio as the Virgin with the Child Jesus and the little John the Baptist

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, with her three sons: Francesco "il Duchetto", Francesco da Melzo and Antonio

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, with her two sons Francesco da Melzo and Antonio as the Virgin with the Child Jesus and the little John the Baptist

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, with her two sons Francesco da Melzo and Antonio as the Virgin with the Child Jesus and the little John the Baptist

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, with her two sons Francesco da Melzo and Antonio as the Virgin with the Child Jesus and the little John the Baptist; this altarpiece, called "The Madonna of Laroque", was made by Leonardo da Vinci in 1507

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, with three of her children, probably Francesco da Melzo (as the Child Jesus), Giovanna and Maria (as the angels)

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, with her five children by her second marriage

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, as the Virgin Mary

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, with her first son Francesco il Duchetto as the Virgin with Child and important relatives of the Visconti-Sforza dynasty, Filippo Maria Visconti, Giangaleazzo Visconti, Lodovico il Moro Sforza and Gian Galeazzo II. Maria Sforza (from left to right)

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, as the Virgin with Child

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, and her son Francesco da Melzo as the Virgin with Child

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon as Pomona

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, depicted three times: as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, as the Virgin with Child and as Saint Catherine of Siena

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, as the Virgin with Child

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, as the Virgin with Child and Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, as Salome and Leonardo da Vinci as the beheaded Saint John the Baptist

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, as the Virgin with Child

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, as the Virgin with Child

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, with her specific Neapolitan headgear

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, as the Virgin with Child

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, as the Virgin with Child

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, as the Virgin with two angels (who look like her), the little St. John the Baptist and the Child Jesus Christ

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, with her first husband, Gian Galeazzo II. Maria Sforza, her uncle, Lodovico il Moro Sforza (left), and her grandfather, Francesco Sforza (right)

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, when she was around 40 years old

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, as the Virgin (left)

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, as the Virgin with her two sons by her second marriage

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, as the Virgin with the Child Jesus

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, as the Virgin with the Child Jesus

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, as the Virgin with the Child Jesus

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, as the Virgin with the Child Jesus and as Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon with her usual robe from October 1495 to her death in February 1524, which she wore in public. Don't forget, only very few of her contemporaries knew of her second (clandestine) marriage.

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Here you see a black and white copy of the last painting ...

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — ... have a look at the different background. The landscape is – except for the mountains – very different ...

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — ... another one ...

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — ... we do not only have many copies of the "Mona Lisa" of her, but also many copies of this painting. But in this case always with some changes in the landscape ...

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — ... another one ... And we even know who painted them, because as I told you repeatedly, every painter had his own style to depict Isabella of Aragon and this is the style of Isabella's and Leonardo's friend Bernardino Luini.

Isabella von Aragon, Herzogin von Mailand — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan

Isabella von Aragon mit Kind — Isabella of Aragon and her son Francesco da Melzo as the Virgin with Child

Isabella von Aragon — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, as the Virgin Mary

Isabella von Aragon — Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan and of Bari

Isabella von Aragon mit ihren Söhnen Francesco da Melzo und Antonio — Isabella of Aragon with her sons Francesco da Melzo and Antonio

Isabella von Aragon als die Göttin Venus — Isabella of Aragon as the mythological ancestress of the Visconti and Sforza, the Roman Goddess Venus

Isabella of Aragon as Leda with her two sons (by her second marriage) and Leonardo da Vinci as one of his specific symbols, the swan

Isabella of Aragon as Leda and Leonardo da Vinci as his symbol, the swan

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