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A Bridge Between Space and Time

Deanna Shemek, UCI Professor of European Languages and Studies, leads a group of international scholars and digital designers developing a multimedia platform dedicated to the life, letters and spaces of the Italian Renaissance princess Isabella d’Este. Re-launched in January 2023 after a major reconstruction, the Isabella d’Este Archive (IDEA) offers users around the world new ways to encounter the history and culture of early modern Italy. 

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Arriva ISA, il fumetto su Isabella d'Este

Palazzo Ducale ha in serbo una gustosa sorpresa per i suoi visitatori più appassionati: si chiama ISA ed è un fumetto ispirato alla celebre figura di Isabella d'Este!

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Daniela Ferrari, in memoriam

The IDEA Letters project is dedicated to Daniela Ferrari.

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Francesco e Isabella. L'età d'oro dei Gonzaga

Francesco II Gonzaga e Isabella d’Este furono due protagonisti dell’Italia del Rinascimento. Trasformarono una piccola città come Mantova in uno dei centri culturali e politici del continente e vissero pericolosamente tra intrighi, guerre e congiure.

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In continuous expectation: Isabella d'Este's Reign of Letters

Examining Isabella’s letters as both documentary evidence and scripted performance, In Continuous Expectation proposes a view of the early modern letter as a technology.

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A Renaissance Marriage

The marriage of Isabella d'Este, one of the most famous figures of the Italian Renaissance, and Francesco Gonzaga, ruler of the small northern Italian principality of Mantua (r.1484-1519) offers a fascinating portrait of political marriage in the early modern period. 

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