Gattamelata - Gattamelata

...From the end of the 14th century to the 16th century, following Captain Alberico da Balbiano of Count Cunio, the golden age of Italian mercenary commanders came, with many distinctive commanders who rose to become nobles and monarchs. Their mercenaries became the subject of paintings and sculptures such as the frescoes of Sir John Folkewood, an English mercenary commander, and the statue of the Knights of Gattamelata, and they added a brilliant touch to Italian Renaissance culture. Mercenary corps were employed by Milan, Venice, then Florence, Naples, the Pope, etc., according to their financial means. ...

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…14世紀末～16世紀はクーニオ伯のアルベリコ･ダ･バルビアーノ隊長以後イタリア人傭兵隊長の黄金期をむかえ，貴族や君主に成り上がる個性豊かな傭兵隊長が輩出した。イギリス人傭兵隊長サー･ジョン･フォークウッドのフレスコ画やガッタメラータの騎士像など絵や彫刻の題材となり，イタリアのルネサンス文化を華やかに彩る。　傭兵隊はミラノ，ベネチア，次いでフィレンツェ，ナポリ，教皇等に，その財力に応じて抱えられた。…

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