Episode 364 - Isabella d'Este: Art Collector, Power Player & Fashionista with Sarah Dunant

Historian and novelist Sarah Dunant joins Natalie Grueninger to explore the life and legacy of Isabella d'Este. Among other things, they discuss her upbringing in Ferrara, marriage into Mantua, patronage of the arts, signature fashion statements, and the extraordinary archive of over 33,000 letters that reveal her voice and political skill.

They also discuss Dunant's latest novel 'The Marquesa'. 

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Explore the work of Andrea Mantegna, court artist to the Gonzaga family in Mantua.

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