16th Century’s most famous man

Perhaps no image of the warlike periods of the 16th century is more romantic than the master of the sword. Add to this dashing figure of a courageous duelist the pedigree of engineer and architect and you have a regular figure of a renaissance man–Ascanio Della Corgna was one such man.

Ascanio Della Corgna was the most famous man to come out of Castigliano Della Corgna and is the subject of some of the art in the duchal palace. One dramatic painting depicts Ascanio, described as an ‘invincible swordsman’, in his duel with Giannetto Taddei to settle the matter of Giannetto’s supposed insubordination. The painting depicts Ascanio’s final thrust, ending the matter in his favor.

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