Английская Википедия:Isabella de Luna

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox person Isabella de Luna (died 1564) was an Italian (originally Spanish) courtesan of Renaissance-era Rome. She was known as amusing company,Шаблон:Sfn having a kind heart but also a foul tongue.Шаблон:Sfn She was an accomplished musician.Шаблон:Sfn Amongst her patrons were members of the nobility and cardinals.

Biography

Isabella was originally from Granada in Spain.Шаблон:Sfn She followed a soldier in the Imperial army of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, where she prostituted herself as a camp followerШаблон:Sfn and was present at the Conquest of Tunis in 1535.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Around 1536Шаблон:Sfn she eventually settled in Rome,Шаблон:Sfn where she acquired a house in 1544Шаблон:Sfn and became known as the most famous high class courtesan, or cortigiana onesta, of her generation.Шаблон:Sfn

As with all courtesans of her class, she had a main client, in her case Roberto Strozzi.Шаблон:Sfn Other clients included Cardinal Carafa, the Marquis de Montebello,Шаблон:Sfn Cardinal FarneseШаблон:Sfn and author Matteo Bandello.Шаблон:Sfn According to Pierre Brantome, she was herself a client of one of her colleagues, Pandora, reputed to be one of the most beautiful in Rome,Шаблон:Sfn whom she paid for sexual services.Шаблон:Sfn A famous incident took place at a party, where Rocco Biancalana lost a bet to her after he had promised to make her blush, but in which she instead won the bet.

Isabella de Luna was portrayed in two contemporary novels by Matteo Bandello.Шаблон:Sfn One of which was Lives of Gallant Ladies.Шаблон:Sfn

Transgressions

In 1555 de Luna was accused of holding a child captive in her house. Before being arrested she fled. She was captured in Rimini whilst on her way to Venice and returned to Rome's Castel Sant'Angelo to await trial.Шаблон:Sfn Two years later, in 1557 she was a witness at the trial of Roman nobleman Pompeo Giustini.Шаблон:Sfn

During an official crackdown on morality, de Luna and Pandora were arrested and the Pope threatened to burn them at the stake.Шаблон:Sfn On another occasion she faced imprisonment for debt but managed to pay the merchant she owed the money before she was incarcerated.Шаблон:Sfn However, as she had pretended to use the summons for toilet-paper and appeared before the judge drunk, she was sentenced to a public lashing of 50 strokes on her bare buttocks.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

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