He turned it into the Sforza Castle, complete with towers, courtyards, and frescoed-lined halls. In 1494, Francesco’s successor, Ludovico Sforza, built on the castle’s tradition and hired ...

a commission by Ludovico Sforza, the duke of Milan, and a portrait of Cecilia Gallerani, the teenage daughter of a Milanese civil servant whom “Il Moro” had recently settled in a suite of ...

Leonardo da Vinci knew the right strings to pull. Keen to work for the Milanese nobleman Ludovico Sforza, he offered his services not only as engineer and architect, but also as a sculptor: ‘I would ...

Da Vinci, who spent time at Sforza Castle as a member of the Duke’s court, worked on various projects for Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan (1494–1498). His designs included defensive structures ...