Chapter 2790 Joan of Arc in Italy

Amidst the exclamations one after another, Ye Tian and David erected the portrait, and everyone at the scene also straightened their heads, fascinatedly admiring this unknown work of Leonardo da Vinci.

At this moment, Ye Tianqing's clear voice suddenly came, reaching the ears of everyone at the scene and the live broadcast.

"That's right, this is the portrait of Countess Forli and Katrina Sforza. I saw another portrait of her in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, and I'm pretty sure they are the same person.

Of course, the "Caterina" in the Uffizi Gallery is much worse than this one. You can be sure that the "Caterina" in front of you is indeed the work of the art master Leonardo da Vinci, which is invaluable! "

Following his words, everyone immediately woke up, and many people nodded in agreement!

Everyone here has certain, even very profound artistic accomplishments and attainments, and everyone has been to one of the most important museums in Italy, the Uffizi Gallery!

In the Uffizi Museum, everyone has seen the painting "Caterina", so naturally they know that Ye Tian's words are correct!

After some restlessness, Giovanni nodded excitedly and said:

"That's right, there is indeed a portrait of "Caterina" in the Uffizi Gallery. The Caterina in that painting is relatively older, and it was painted by someone when Caterina was in Florence.

At that time, after experiencing failure and imprisonment, Katerina seemed much calmer! And Katerina in this portrait is relatively young, and it is the time of incomparable beauty!

Although the figures in these two portraits are of different ages, it is certain that they are the same person! It was Katerina from the Sforza family, also known as the lioness of the Sforza family! "

"Hahaha"

There was a burst of laughter at the scene, and everyone laughed, and the situation in front of countless live broadcast terminals was the same.

While laughing loudly, almost all the Italians on the live and live broadcast became more excited, and their eyes when they looked at the portrait of "Caterina" became hotter, even burning up!

There is no other reason. Caterina is one of the few heroines in Italian history, and her status is the same as that of Joan of Arc in the hearts of the French, irreplaceable!

It is precisely because of Catalina's high status in Italy,

The value of this portrait by Leonardo da Vinci will naturally increase!

After the laughter subsided, Ye Tianqing's clear voice immediately came out again.

"In order for everyone to better appreciate this portrait, here I think it is necessary to introduce Catalina's life story, after all, not everyone knows this Italian heroine.

Caterina is the illegitimate daughter of Galeazzo Sforza, and Galeazzo is the second Grand Duke of Milan of the Sforza family, and is Ludovic's elder brother, that is to say, Caterina is Ludovico. Dovic's niece.

When she was young, Caterina studied Latin and classics in the court of Milan, and received the best aristocratic education, but she was even more proud of her brave and warlike ancestors, and learned the ability to lead the army and govern the country.

At the age of fourteen, Caterina married Girolamo, the nephew of Pope Sixtus IV at the time, and later won the titles of Madame Imola and Countess of Forli, and moved to Rome with her husband.

At that time, Rome had not yet become an important art center of the Renaissance. The atmosphere was full of political intrigue, unscrupulousness, and the pursuit of materiality far above spirituality. These things happened to be what Caterina was best at.

Born in a mercenary family, Caterina, like her grandfather and great-grandfather, is full of brave and warlike genes in her bones, and has an outgoing and sociable personality, so she quickly integrated into the upper class of Rome!

Due to the favor of Sixtus IV, Girolamo became a figure with real power in the city of Rome, especially military power, while Caterina became the person who stood behind her husband and advised him.

In 1484, after the death of Sixtus IV, there was chaos in the city of Rome, and bandits were everywhere. The Palazzo Orsini, the residence of Girolamo and Caterina, was also looted and destroyed, and Rome fell into anarchy!

More importantly, around the emergence of the new pope, various forces are attacking each other in the city of Rome, making this eternal city even more chaotic. Under such circumstances, a powerful figure is urgently needed to come forward to quell the chaos.

At that time, Catalina, who was seven months pregnant, stood up. She rode a horse and led an army in the name of her husband to capture the fortress of Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome, monitor the Vatican and control the election of the Pope."

Hearing this, there were bursts of exclamations on the live and live broadcast ends.

"Wow! This is too amazing. She was able to lead the army in battle after being seven months pregnant, and she also controlled the election of the new pope. She really deserves to be called a legendary heroine!"

Just when people were amazed, Bishop of Kent, the representative of the Vatican, couldn't help but blushed a little!

In the era when Catalina ran across Italy, the role played by the Holy See of the Vatican was not very glorious, and often appeared in a negative image, and was very incompetent, which was somewhat embarrassing!

Ye Tian looked at this old friend, and then continued to say:

"Under the high pressure of Catalina's army, the chaos in the city of Rome quickly ended and calmed down, but due to the huge pressure she brought, the Vatican Cardinals were not even able to elect the Pope.

In desperation, the College of Cardinals of the Vatican had no choice but to ask Girolamo, offering a very tempting condition, asking him to come forward and force his wife to lead the army out of Rome, and Girolamo nodded in agreement.

After receiving the news, Caterina immediately increased the army quota, preparing for a long-term war of resistance and forcing the bishops to negotiate with her. The bishops again put pressure on Girolamo to take a stand against his wife.

Faced with this situation, Katerina didn't want to become an enemy with her husband, so she had to lead the army out of Castel Sant'Angelo, and the Vatican College of Cardinals was able to hold a meeting to elect a new pope! "

Hearing this, people who knew this period of history nodded and gave Ye Tian a thumbs up secretly!

This bastard Steven is such a monster. It seems that there is nothing he doesn't know, even if people don't admire him!

Ye Tian just smiled softly and continued with his performance.

"After leading the army back to Forli, because Girolamo refused to restore taxes to the people of Forli and offended the local aristocratic class, some nobles in Forli immediately staged a coup and assassinated Girolamo!

They also captured Katerina and her children, but Katerina escaped tactfully, and later with the help of her uncle Ludovic, Katerina quickly suppressed the rebellion and became Regent of Forli!

During the reign of Forli and Imola, Katrina reduced taxes on the people and greatly cut expenditures. She also directly participated in the training of the militia. Her purpose was to maintain order and peace in the city.

At the same time, she also hoped that the subjects under her rule would appreciate her efforts in this area, and she achieved this, and won the support and support of the subjects under her rule. Foley has made great progress in all aspects of strength!

Shortly afterwards, the Italian-French War broke out. In the early stages of the Italian-French War, Caterina remained neutral, but secretly cooperated in various ways to strengthen her own strength and maintain the relationship between Milan and the Pope!

Soon, Caterina ushered in her second marriage, to Giacomo Feo, who was eight years younger than herself, but in order to ensure the custody and regency of the children, this marriage did not public!

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It was this unspeakable marriage that became an indelible stain in Caterina's life. Giacomo Feo, who was spoiled and spoiled, soon forgot about it and became very cruel and unreasonable.

In a public occasion, he even slapped Caterina's eldest son, Count Forli Ottaviano, but at the scene at that time, no one had the courage to stand up for Ottaviano.

The consequence of this incident was that Ottaviano and his brothers united, with the support of many supporters, determined to liberate Forli from Giacomo's rule, and hacked Giacomo to death with random knives.

After Giacomo's death, Caterina launched a crazy and bloody revenge. Except for her own son, all other people involved in the assassination were either killed by her or imprisoned.

Even the family members of these people became the targets of Katerina's revenge, and dozens of people were killed. Both the pope and her uncle Ludovic believed that Katerina's revenge was too fierce.

Most of the people who assassinated Giacomo were Girolamo’s supporters. Caterina’s irrational and crazy revenge made her almost lose the hearts of the people, and it became the biggest stain in her life.”

"Why!"

There was a burst of sighs at the scene and in front of countless live broadcast terminals at the same time, and people felt sorry for Katerina's unfortunate marriage!

At the same time, people also listened with gusto, very fascinated!