Location: Mantova, Archivio di Stato
Sub-Location: Archivio Gonzaga 861
Sub-Location: Archivio Gonzaga 861
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Type:Personal Letter
Language:Italian/Latin
Transcription Author: John Shearman
Published: yes
Publication Details: The document was first discovered by J. Shearman, “ Raphael in early modern sources”, Yale University in association with the Bibliotheca Hertziana Max-Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte, New Haven and London 2003, p. 166.
Language:Italian/Latin
Transcription Author: John Shearman
Published: yes
Publication Details: The document was first discovered by J. Shearman, “ Raphael in early modern sources”, Yale University in association with the Bibliotheca Hertziana Max-Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte, New Haven and London 2003, p. 166.
Stazio Gaddio, in Rome, writes to Isabella d'Este, in Mantua, saying that the previous day Federico wore his armour to have his portrait done.
Artist(s): RaphaelDates: 11.1.1513
[...] Il S.r Federico sta benissimo e bello; heri per farsi retrare si armò, poi, retratto, montò sopra uno cavallo armato e lo manegiò galantamente. [...]
