L'Histoire de Troie chez les Gonzague de Mantoue (v. 1530-1540): étude politique et iconographique

This paper intends to show how Federico II Gonzaga, duke of Mantua, used the iconographic theme of the Trojan War in 1536-1538 to convince, in different ways, emperor Charles V to definitely attribute the Montferrat to the Gonzaga family. The Sala di Troia in the Ducal Palace, painted by Giulio Romano and helps, developing a pro-Greek point of view, may be a far more polysemic space than historians of art and literature have demonstrated.