- Giovanni, lo
Sciancato ("the Lame"),
sometimes also
called by the
diminutive Gianciotto, was the
second son of
Malatesta da
Verucchio of Rimini. From 1275 onwards...
-
Giovanni (called
Gianciotto),
Malatestino and Maddalena. He was
called "il Bello" for his
physical prowess, as
opposed to
Gianciotto's unattractiveness...
- da Rimini, who
married the
deformed Giovanni Malatesta (also
known as "
Gianciotto") for
political purposes but fell in love with his
younger brother Paolo...
-
around 1275 to the brave, yet
crippled Giovanni Malatesta (also
called Gianciotto or "Giovanni the Lame"), son of
Malatesta da Verucchio, lord of Rimini...
-
known as
Gianciotto, the
malformed son of
Malatesta da Verucchio. But as
Francesca would certainly refuse to
marry the lame and
deformed Gianciotto, she is...
-
story of
Paolo and Francesca,
caught in each other's arms and
killed by
Gianciotto, Francesca's husband. This love
story was
immortalized by
Dante in his...
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Paolo and
Francesca Surprised by
Gianciotto...
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Gianciotto Discovers Paolo and
Francesca by Jean
Auguste Dominique Ingres...
-
Joseph Anton Koch:
Paolo da
Malatesta and
Francesca da
Rimini surprised by
Gianciotto Malatesta (1805),
depicting a
historical event from
around 1280...
- century. Two
families have just
restored peace thanks to the
marriage of
Gianciotto Malatesta with the
beautiful Francesca.
Before the wedding, Malatesta...
