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The Borgia legend by Marco ANSALONI

On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of Lucrezia Borgia's death, our photographer Marco Ansaloni proposes to rediscover the places and events that marked this legendary dynasty: between passions, intrigues and power...[...]

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Spain, Community of Valencia, Gandia, Detail of the Borgia shield with the symbol of the bull in the Glorification Room of the Golden Gallery of the Ducal Palace of Gandia, The symbol would recall the origin of the family from the rural areas of

RM  3611267 - 25/11/2017
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Spain, Community of Valencia, Gandia, Detail of the Borgia shield with the symbol of the bull in the Glorification Room of the Golden Gallery of the Ducal Palace of Gandia, The symbol would recall the origin of the family from the rural areas of Campo de Borja in Aragon
Spain, Aragon, Borja, Borgiani Studies Research Center, The 'Llibre del Repartiment de Valencia' (Book of Valencia's Breakdown) is a 13th-century book written by the scribes of King Jaime I of Aragon after the conquest of Valencia on 09/28/1238, In

RM  3607948 - 22/02/2018
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Spain, Aragon, Borja, Borgiani Studies Research Center, The 'Llibre del Repartiment de Valencia' (Book of Valencia's Breakdown) is a 13th-century book written by the scribes of King Jaime I of Aragon after the conquest of Valencia on 09/28/1238, In the book they noted the promises of donation and the properties granted to families that had compromised with the Reconquest
Spain, Aragon, Borja, The artist Severino Llanza Drudis, the last of the descendants of the branch of Lucrezia Borgia according to the genealogical research carried out by the historian Manuel Gracia of the Centro de Estudios Borjanos

RM  3607949 - 23/02/2018
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Spain, Aragon, Borja, The artist Severino Llanza Drudis, the last of the descendants of the branch of Lucrezia Borgia according to the genealogical research carried out by the historian Manuel Gracia of the Centro de Estudios Borjanos
Spain, Community of Valencia, Jativa, Entrance to the birthplace of Rodrigo Borgia (1430) in Jativa, Currently the building is private property

RM  3611268 - 26/11/2017
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Spain, Community of Valencia, Jativa, Entrance to the birthplace of Rodrigo Borgia (1430) in Jativa, Currently the building is private property
Spain, Community of Valencia, Jativa, Original crypt of the church of San Pietro, According to tradition, it was the first church built in 1244 after the conquest of the city by the troops of King Jaime I of Aragon, Inside, various members of the

RM  3611269 - 26/11/2017
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Spain, Community of Valencia, Jativa, Original crypt of the church of San Pietro, According to tradition, it was the first church built in 1244 after the conquest of the city by the troops of King Jaime I of Aragon, Inside, various members of the Borja family were baptized
Spain, Community of Valencia, Jativa, Altarpiece dedicated to San Michele and San Giorgio, commissioned by Gureau de Castellvert, a relative of the Borgia family, inside the baptismal chapel of the church of San Pietro a Jativa, In this space,

RM  3611270 - 26/11/2017
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Spain, Community of Valencia, Jativa, Altarpiece dedicated to San Michele and San Giorgio, commissioned by Gureau de Castellvert, a relative of the Borgia family, inside the baptismal chapel of the church of San Pietro a Jativa, In this space, Rodrigo de Borja, future Pope Alexander VI, was baptized
Spain, Community of Valencia, Canals, The Tower of Canals, from the fourteenth century, is the only ruin that remains of the Palazzo dei borgia, According to tradition, Alfonso de Borja, future Pope Callistus III, was born in the tower in 1378

RM  3611271 - 26/11/2017
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Spain, Community of Valencia, Canals, The Tower of Canals, from the fourteenth century, is the only ruin that remains of the Palazzo dei borgia, According to tradition, Alfonso de Borja, future Pope Callistus III, was born in the tower in 1378
Spain, Community of Valencia, Jativa, Collegiate of Jativa, Inside was Alfonso de Borja (future Pope Callistus III), The Borgia family had a private chapel, now destroyed, behind the main altar, Already in Rome, the Borgia popes, especially Cardinal

RM  3611272 - 26/11/2017
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Spain, Community of Valencia, Jativa, Collegiate of Jativa, Inside was Alfonso de Borja (future Pope Callistus III), The Borgia family had a private chapel, now destroyed, behind the main altar, Already in Rome, the Borgia popes, especially Cardinal Rodrigo, maintained a close link with the collegiate church in their native city
Spain, Jativa, Church of Saint Feliu ( Felix)

RM  3586400 - 26/11/2017
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Spain, Jativa, Church of Saint Feliu ( Felix)
Spain, Jativa, Old Snow cellar near the castle, XVII-XVIII centuries

RM  3586402 - 26/11/2017
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Spain, Jativa, Old Snow cellar near the castle, XVII-XVIII centuries
Spain, Jativa, Museum of Fine Arts, Shield of the Borgia family

RM  3586404 - 26/11/2017
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Spain, Jativa, Museum of Fine Arts, Shield of the Borgia family
Spain, Jativa, Collegiate Basilica of Jativa

RM  3586408 - 26/11/2017
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Spain, Jativa, Collegiate Basilica of Jativa
Spain, Jativa, Collegiate Basilica of Jativa, Statue of pope Alexander VI ( Rodrigo de Borja)

RM  3586410 - 26/11/2017
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Spain, Jativa, Collegiate Basilica of Jativa, Statue of pope Alexander VI ( Rodrigo de Borja)
Spain, Jativa, Collegiate Basilica of Jativa, Mayor case ( Custodia Mayor), Silver, gold and

RM  3586411 - 26/11/2017
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Spain, Jativa, Collegiate Basilica of Jativa, Mayor case ( Custodia Mayor), Silver, gold and precious pearls, Year 1502
Spain, Jativa, View of the city from the top of the bell tower of the Collegiate Basilica

RM  3586412 - 26/11/2017
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Spain, Jativa, View of the city from the top of the bell tower of the Collegiate Basilica
Spain, Jativa, View of the city from the top of the bell tower of the Collegiate Basilica

RM  3586413 - 26/11/2017
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Spain, Jativa, View of the city from the top of the bell tower of the Collegiate Basilica
Spain, Jativa, Collegiate Basilica of Jativa, Statue of pope Calixtus III ( Alfonso de Borja)

RM  3586416 - 26/11/2017
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Spain, Jativa, Collegiate Basilica of Jativa, Statue of pope Calixtus III ( Alfonso de Borja)
Spain, Jativa, View of the medieval castle of Jativa

RM  3586420 - 26/11/2017
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Spain, Jativa, View of the medieval castle of Jativa
Spain, Jativa, View of the medieval castle of Jativa

RM  3586418 - 26/11/2017
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Spain, Jativa, View of the medieval castle of Jativa
Spain, Jativa, Collegiate Basilica of Jativa, In front of the church the statues of the two borgian popes, Alexander VI and Calixtus III

RM  3586423 - 26/11/2017
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Spain, Jativa, Collegiate Basilica of Jativa, In front of the church the statues of the two borgian popes, Alexander VI and Calixtus III
In the last life Lucrezia grew closer to the religious world, becoming part of the Poor Clares as a tertiary of the Franciscan order, Mourning and pregnancies alternated in the last period, weakening her physically and mentally

RM  3611275 - 26/11/2017
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In the last life Lucrezia grew closer to the religious world, becoming part of the Poor Clares as a tertiary of the Franciscan order, Mourning and pregnancies alternated in the last period, weakening her physically and mentally
Spain, Gandia, Palazzo Ducale dei Borgia, Hall of the Crowns, Decorated by the famous 'azulejos valencianos', hand-decorated ceramic tiles characteristic of the Duchy

RM  3586380 - 25/11/2017
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Spain, Gandia, Palazzo Ducale dei Borgia, Hall of the Crowns, Decorated by the famous 'azulejos valencianos', hand-decorated ceramic tiles characteristic of the Duchy
Spain, Community of Valencia, Gandia, External gallery of the Ducal Palace of the Borgias in Gandia, In the year 1485 Cardinal Rodrigo de Borja bought the Duchy of Gandia for his son Pedro Luis de Borja, who became the first Duke of Gandia, Decades

RM  3611277 - 25/11/2017
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Spain, Community of Valencia, Gandia, External gallery of the Ducal Palace of the Borgias in Gandia, In the year 1485 Cardinal Rodrigo de Borja bought the Duchy of Gandia for his son Pedro Luis de Borja, who became the first Duke of Gandia, Decades later, San Francisco de Borja was born in this palace
Spain, Gandia, Bed 'relic' of St, Francis of Borja at the Ducal Palace of the Borgias, It is the bed where he died in Rome on 09/30/1572, (the writing is in Italian), Granted by the Italian religious authorities in Gandia

RM  3611278 - 25/11/2017
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Spain, Gandia, Bed 'relic' of St, Francis of Borja at the Ducal Palace of the Borgias, It is the bed where he died in Rome on 09/30/1572, (the writing is in Italian), Granted by the Italian religious authorities in Gandia
Spain, Gandia, Ducal palace of Gandia, residence of the Borgia family, Statue of Saint Francis of

RM  3586388 - 25/11/2017
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Spain, Gandia, Ducal palace of Gandia, residence of the Borgia family, Statue of Saint Francis of Borja
Spain, Gandia, Bed 'relic' of St, Francis of Borja at the Ducal Palace of the Borgias, It is the bed where he died in Rome on 09/30/1572, (the writing is in Italian), Granted by the Italian religious authorities in Gandia

RM  3611279 - 25/11/2017
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Spain, Gandia, Bed 'relic' of St, Francis of Borja at the Ducal Palace of the Borgias, It is the bed where he died in Rome on 09/30/1572, (the writing is in Italian), Granted by the Italian religious authorities in Gandia
Spain, Gandia, original cloth with the effigy of Toro de Borgia at the Sala Duchess of the Ducal Palace of Gandia

RM  3612430 - 25/11/2017
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Spain, Gandia, original cloth with the effigy of Toro de Borgia at the Sala Duchess of the Ducal Palace of Gandia
Spain, Gandia, Ducal palace of Gandia, residence of the Borgia family, Funeral mask of Saint Francis of Borja

RM  3611276 - 25/11/2017
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Spain, Gandia, Ducal palace of Gandia, residence of the Borgia family, Funeral mask of Saint Francis of Borja
Spain, Gandia, Palazzo Ducale dei Borgia, Hall of the Crowns, Decorated by the famous 'azulejos valencianos', hand-decorated ceramic tiles characteristic of the Duchy

RM  3586381 - 25/11/2017
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Spain, Gandia, Palazzo Ducale dei Borgia, Hall of the Crowns, Decorated by the famous 'azulejos valencianos', hand-decorated ceramic tiles characteristic of the Duchy
Spain, Gandia, Ducal palace of Gandia, residence of the Borgia family

RM  3586382 - 25/11/2017
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Spain, Gandia, Ducal palace of Gandia, residence of the Borgia family
Spain, Gandia, Ducal palace of Gandia, residence of the Borgia family

RM  3586385 - 25/11/2017
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Spain, Gandia, Ducal palace of Gandia, residence of the Borgia family
Spain, Gandia, Ducal palace of Gandia, residence of the Borgia family

RM  3586387 - 25/11/2017
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Spain, Gandia, Ducal palace of Gandia, residence of the Borgia family
Spain, Gandia, Ducal palace of Gandia, residence of the Borgia family, Frescos of the Borgia

RM  3586392 - 25/11/2017
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Spain, Gandia, Ducal palace of Gandia, residence of the Borgia family, Frescos of the Borgia family, Saint Francis of Borja
Spain, Gandia, Ducal palace of Gandia, residence of the Borgia family, Frescos of the Borgia

RM  3586393 - 25/11/2017
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Spain, Gandia, Ducal palace of Gandia, residence of the Borgia family, Frescos of the Borgia family, Pope Alexander VI ( Rodrigo of Borgia)
Spain, Gandia, Statues of the most famous members of Borgia family along the streets of Gandia,

RM  3586395 - 25/11/2017
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Spain, Gandia, Statues of the most famous members of Borgia family along the streets of Gandia, Statue of Lucrezia Borgia
Spain, Gandia, Plaque of the Borgia Tour within the streets of Gandia

RM  3586397 - 25/11/2017
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Spain, Gandia, Plaque of the Borgia Tour within the streets of Gandia
Spain, Gandia, Ducal palace of Gandia, residence of the Borgia family, Golden gallery

RM  3586390 - 25/11/2017
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Spain, Gandia, Ducal palace of Gandia, residence of the Borgia family, Golden gallery
Spain, Valencia, Church of Saint Nicolas, XV century

RM  3586355 - 23/11/2017
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Spain, Valencia, Church of Saint Nicolas, XV century
Spain, Valencia, The University of Valencia's Historic Building

RM  3586365 - 24/11/2017
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Spain, Valencia, The University of Valencia's Historic Building
Spain, Valencia, The University of Valencia's Historic Building, Statue of pope Alexander VI (

RM  3586367 - 24/11/2017
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Spain, Valencia, The University of Valencia's Historic Building, Statue of pope Alexander VI ( Rodrigo de Borja)
Spain, Valencia, The University of Valencia's Historic Building

RM  3586368 - 24/11/2017
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Spain, Valencia, The University of Valencia's Historic Building
Spain, Valencia, Cathedral, renaissance frescos in the absis

RM  3586370 - 24/11/2017
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Spain, Valencia, Cathedral, renaissance frescos in the absis
Spain, Valencia, Cathedral, renaissance frescos in the absis

RM  3586372 - 24/11/2017
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Spain, Valencia, Cathedral, renaissance frescos in the absis
Spain, Valencia, Palace of the Borgias, now headquarter of the Valencia's Court, Statues of Cesar

RM  3586375 - 24/11/2017
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Spain, Valencia, Palace of the Borgias, now headquarter of the Valencia's Court, Statues of Cesar Borgia and Saint Francis of Borja, Work of the sculptor Manuel Boix
Spain, Valencia, Palace of the Borgias, now headquarter of the Valencia's Court, Statues of the most famous members of the Borgia family, Work of the sculptor Manuel Boix

RM  3586376 - 24/11/2017
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Spain, Valencia, Palace of the Borgias, now headquarter of the Valencia's Court, Statues of the most famous members of the Borgia family, Work of the sculptor Manuel Boix
Spain, Valencia, Palace of the Borgias, now headquarter of the Valencia's Court

RM  3611281 - 24/11/2017
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Spain, Valencia, Palace of the Borgias, now headquarter of the Valencia's Court
Spain, Valencia, Palace of the Borgias, now headquarter of the Valencia's Court, Statue of Lucrezia

RM  3586377 - 24/11/2017
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Spain, Valencia, Palace of the Borgias, now headquarter of the Valencia's Court, Statue of Lucrezia Borgia and the most famous members of the Borgia family, Work of the sculptor Manuel Boix
Spain, Valencia, Palace of the Borgias, now headquarter of the Valencia's Court, Statue of Lucrezia Borgia and the most famous members of the Borgia family, Work of the sculptor Manuel Boix

RM  3586378 - 24/11/2017
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Spain, Valencia, Palace of the Borgias, now headquarter of the Valencia's Court, Statue of Lucrezia Borgia and the most famous members of the Borgia family, Work of the sculptor Manuel Boix
Spain, Valencia, Almoina square near the Cathedral

RM  3586379 - 24/11/2017
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Spain, Valencia, Almoina square near the Cathedral
Spain, Navarra, Viana, Representation of the life and death of Cesare Borgia in the field outside the village of Viana where he died in an ambush on 12 March 1507

RM  3611283 - 10/03/2007
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Spain, Navarra, Viana, Representation of the life and death of Cesare Borgia in the field outside the village of Viana where he died in an ambush on 12 March 1507
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