Un barone e la sua città: la costruzione dell'immagine. Note su Orso Orsini conte di Nola

Abstract

This essay explores the figure of Orso Orsini, count of Nola and duke of Ascoli, capable and esteemed condottiere, and prominent politician in fifteenth-century Italy. In recent years, the abandonment of an exclusively monarchic-centric perspective has led the historians to reconsider with greater balance the role of barons in the Aragonese Kingdom. By analyzing various sources, on one hand the paper offers a first reflection on the process of construction of the image that Orso realized; on the other hand, it shows the inclusion of the Count of Nola in those cultural networks, through which the reflections of humanism spread.