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CHAPTER XLII
1531—1537
Relations of Isabella with Ferrara—Stabellino’s letters—Duchess
Renee and her child Anna d’Este—Death of Duke Alfonso-
Isabella's trip to the Lake of Garda—Her favourite dwarfs—
The government of Solarolo—Leonora of Urbino—Her son
Guidobaldo’s marriage—Manufacture of embroidered stuffs and
caps at Mantua—Isabella’s majolica dinner services—Plates in
the Museo Correr and British Museum—Cardinal Gonzaga
sends his mother a medal of Aristotle—Her interest in gar-
dening—The gardens at Porto—Trissino begs the help of her
gardener at his villa of Cricoli.
The strong family affection which was so striking a
feature in Isabella’s character became deepened and
intensified in her declining years. Nothing is more
remarkable than the warmth and constancy with
which she clung to her old home and friends at
Ferrara, in these last days. She still paid frequent
visits to her brother’s court, and received weekly
letters from Girolamo da Sestola, while the witty
novelist Stabellino kept her fully informed of
everything that happened at Ferrara. Now that
Duke Alfonso had at length recovered Modena and
Reggio, a new era of peace and prosperity set in,
and the court resumed its old gaiety. Stabellino’s
letters abound in descriptions of the fetes that were
held at the Schifanoia, and of the costumes worn by
Duchess Renee and her ladies. Isabella, as usual,
was anxious to hear every detail, and the novelist
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1531—1537
Relations of Isabella with Ferrara—Stabellino’s letters—Duchess
Renee and her child Anna d’Este—Death of Duke Alfonso-
Isabella's trip to the Lake of Garda—Her favourite dwarfs—
The government of Solarolo—Leonora of Urbino—Her son
Guidobaldo’s marriage—Manufacture of embroidered stuffs and
caps at Mantua—Isabella’s majolica dinner services—Plates in
the Museo Correr and British Museum—Cardinal Gonzaga
sends his mother a medal of Aristotle—Her interest in gar-
dening—The gardens at Porto—Trissino begs the help of her
gardener at his villa of Cricoli.
The strong family affection which was so striking a
feature in Isabella’s character became deepened and
intensified in her declining years. Nothing is more
remarkable than the warmth and constancy with
which she clung to her old home and friends at
Ferrara, in these last days. She still paid frequent
visits to her brother’s court, and received weekly
letters from Girolamo da Sestola, while the witty
novelist Stabellino kept her fully informed of
everything that happened at Ferrara. Now that
Duke Alfonso had at length recovered Modena and
Reggio, a new era of peace and prosperity set in,
and the court resumed its old gaiety. Stabellino’s
letters abound in descriptions of the fetes that were
held at the Schifanoia, and of the costumes worn by
Duchess Renee and her ladies. Isabella, as usual,
was anxious to hear every detail, and the novelist
358