Renaissance oddities and eccentric patrons
Chapter 1
Leonardo da Vinci's bizarre daily notebooks
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Chapter 2
Ludovico Sforza and the spectacles of Milan
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Chapter 3
Isabella d'Este and the obsessive collectors
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Chapter 4
Pope Leo X and the Roman wonderland
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Ch 4 · Pope Leo X and the Roman wonderland
misslily The elephant is bowing to the Holy Father's hand, While Leonardo's lizard is the wildest in the land!
Fun Fact
The Pope's pet: Pope Leo X's white elephant, Hanno, was buried in the Vatican courtyard when he died.
Glossary
menagerie (noun)
A collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition. Pope Leo X famously housed a white elephant named Hanno in his private Vatican menagerie.
A collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition. Pope Leo X famously housed a white elephant named Hanno in his private Vatican menagerie.