...This essay focuses on the famous friendship between Vittoria Colonna (1490–1547) and Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564). The pair met in Rome some time in the 1530s, and continued to correspond until Colonna’s death. Despite Michelangelo’s towering artistic reputation, Colonna was the dominant...

... of the former. It analyzes the poetry of Vittoria Colonna whose works can be considered the clearest manifestation of literary evangelism. Beneficio di Cristo Catholic Church Della Casa Giovanni Dionisotti Carlo Italy reformed spirituality Renaissance Schutte Anne Venice Vergerio Pier Paolo the Younger...