Bartholomew of Urbino

1 portrait by Antoine Lafréry

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Bartholomew of Urbino

by Antoine Lafréry
engraving, published 1566
8 5/8 in. x 6 1/8 in. (220 mm x 157 mm) paper size
Given by Ernest E. Leggatt, 1929
Reference Collection
NPG D37678

Sitterback to top

  • Bartholomew of Urbino (before 1486-1528), Jurist and teacher of law at Padua University. Sitter in 1 portrait.

Artistback to top

  • Antoine Lafréry (1512-1577), Printmaker and publisher. Artist or producer of 1 portrait.

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Events of 1566back to top

Current affairs

David Rizzio, the closest advisor to Mary, Queen of Scots, is assassinated in her presence on the orders of her husband, Lord Darnley.
Birth of James (later King James VI of Scotland and James I of England) to Mary Queen of Scots and Lord Darnley.
Archbishop of Canterbury Matthew Parker attempts to enforce conformity in the Church of England. Clergymen in London who refuse to wear vestments are suspended.

Art and science

Perhaps the world's first newspaper Notizie Scritte (Written News) is published in Venice.
The financier Thomas Gresham lays the foundation stone of the Royal Exchange in London.

International

Protestant riots and iconoclasm in the Netherlands force the Hapsburg ruler, Margaret of Parma, to disband the Inquisition.
Death of Suleiman I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He is succeeded by his son Selim II.

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