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Vittoria da ColonnaTimeline (1492 - 1547)
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Vittoria da Colonna was a close friend of Michelangelo and benefactress to many poets and artists of the Italian Renaissance. When her husband died in 1525, she retired to live mostly in convents, writing poems on religion and spiritual experience. Mourning the loss of her husband, her poetry often called out to the absent beloved -- husband, lover and, ultimately, God. |
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The Shambhala Anthology of Women's Spiritual Poetry, Edited by Aliki Barnstone Amazon.com
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| Catholic Encyclopedia: Vittorio Colonna http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04128b.htm A brief biography. |
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| Vittoria Colonna http://vittoria-colonna.wikiverse.org/ Another brief biography online. |
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| Michelangelo Buonarroti: Final Days http://michelangelo.com/buon/bio-index2.html?http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/bio-final.html Contains a section on the friendship between Michelangelo and Vittoria Colonna. |
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