Una precoce veduta del Canal Grande by Magrini, Marina

“…One of the events which greatly attracted the attention of contemporaries was the visit of Henry III of France in 1574. Now a canvas of a late mannerist artist belonging to the so called «Sette maniere» area, recently discovered in a private collection, joins the well-known The Landing of Henry III at the Lido (1593) by Andrea Vicentino in the Palazzo Ducale and The Arrival of Henry III at the Foscari Palace, by Palma il Giovane, now in the Dresden Gemäldegalerie. …”
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Kings as ‘Queens’—Textual and Visual Homophobic Fabrications of Two Polish Kings: The Curious Cases of Bolesław the Generous and Henry I of Poland by Robert Kusek, Wojciech Szymański

“…Given Polish historians’ general reluctance to address the issue of the rulers’ sexuality and––if indeed addressed––the homophobic entanglements that characterise the historical discourse, two cases appear to be particularly valid and illuminating: Bolesław II the Generous (1042-1081) and Henry III of France (1551-1589)––known in Poland as Henry I. …”
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