Jacopo Casagrande

Battle of Benevento - From the manuscript of Giovanni Villani, Nova Cronica 14th century, ms. Chigi L VIII 296, Vatican Apostolic Library

Manfred of Sicily: Fading of an Imperial Dream

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Manfred is crowned King of Sicily in Palermo (1258) - Giovanni Villani (mid 14th century). Nuova Cronica, ms. Chigiano L VIII 296, fol. 85r, Vatican Apostolic Library

Manfred of Sicily: the King of the South

26/05/2025

Manfred of Sicily. MS. VAT. LAT. 36. 522v

Manfred of Sicily: the heir of Frederick II

19/05/2025

Assault by the Sienese army on Montalcino - Niccolò di Giovanni di Francesco di Ventura. (1442–1443) La sconfitta di Monte Aperto, fol. 23v. Biblioteca Comunale degli Intronati, Siena, ms. A.IV.5.

Tuscany after Montaperti

10/05/2025

The Florentine "carroccio" in bright red, complete with city insigna and the Martinella Bellifera (the "war bearing" bell) - From the manuscript of Giovanni Villani, Nova Cronica 14th century, ms. Chigi L VIII 296, Vatican Apostolic Library

The Battle of Montaperti

02/05/2025

Sienese aristocrats at coucil (detail) - Niccolò di Giovanni Ventura (1443), La Sconfitta di Monte Aperto, ms. A.IV.5, Biblitoeca Comunale degli Intronati, Siena

Preparing for War: Florence and Siena before Montaperti

25/04/2025

Emperor Frederick II and the capture of the Milanese “Carroccio” after the Battle of Cortenuova in 1237. From the manuscript of Giovanni Villani, Nova Cronica 14th century, ms. Chigi L VIII 296, fol. 76v, Vatican Apostolic Library

1250-1259: A mounting cycle of violence

25/04/2025

Battle of Meloria - The illustration shows a simplified depiction of the naval battle. The emperor, who did not participate in the battle, is depicted on the left wearing a iron hat with a crown. Giovanni Villani, Chronica, 14th century, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Rome Cod. Chigi L VIII 296, fol. 76r.

Gueplhs, Ghibellines and the rise of Florence

25/04/2025

The Funeral of Buondelmonte Francesco Saverio Altamura, 1860 Oil on canvas Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Roma

The Murder of Buondelmonte

25/04/2025

Economic transformations in Medieval Italy

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