Suchergebnisse

The Castelbarco family, settled since the 12th century in the 'road area' of the Val Lagarina (between Verona and Trento), the main route between Italy and northern Europe, reached its greatest authority at the beginning of the 14th century. This was followed by a splitting of the Castelbarco seigniory and a growing influence of the German Empire.

The purpose of the essay is to show the choices made by noble Trentino families to propose an image of themselves, through different choices and thanks to different tools: building policy, iconographic, heraldic, funeral choices.