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Ludovico III Gonzaga

1412–1478 · 15th century · Also known as Ludovico III, Marquis of Mantua

Ludovico III Gonzaga (1412–1478) was Marquis of Mantua from 1444 and a condottiere in the service of Milan. A patron of humanism and the arts, he employed Andrea Mantegna as court painter and Leon Battista Alberti, who designed the churches of Sant'Andrea and San Sebastiano in Mantua. Mantegna's Camera degli Sposi portrays him with his family and court.

Ludovico III Gonzaga
Image: Andrea Mantegna · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Duchy of Mantua

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