Soulmates to Genius
Costanza D’Avalos and Leonardo da Vinci, Vittoria Colonna and Michelangelo: how Renaissance women shaped the success of the most acclaimed geniuses of all times
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Soulmates to Genius
Monday, October 6 @ 7 PM EDT
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2025-10-06 19:00:57
2025-10-06 20:00:15
America/New_York
Soulmates to Genius
<p>Women of the Italian Renaissance wielded influence when the world thought they possessed none. Costanza D’Avalos, a Spanish noblewoman who ruled the island kingdom of Ischia, was both a diplomat and a warrior. Art scholars have speculated that she was the model for the Mona Lisa. Vittoria Colonna, a celebrated poet, encountered Michelangelo after she was widowed, and began a profound relationship with him that influenced both his art and her poetry.</p>
<p>Based on two books by <a href="https://www.lindacardillo.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Linda Cardillo</a>, A Thing Miraculous and Love That Moves the Sun, the author will talk about women’s role in the Renaissance, and how some of them shaped the success of the most acclaimed geniuses of all times.</p>
<p>NOIAW member Linda Cardillo is an award-winning author of historical fiction and historical romance. Her novel Love That Moves the Sun was a finalist for the Foreword Indie Book of the Year and the Chaucer Award for Historical Fiction.</p>
<p>She is also co-founder of the independent publisher <a href="https://www.bellastoriapress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bellastoria Press</a>, and a teacher of creative writing.</p>
A link to the Zoom will be sent, upon registration, a few days prior to the date of the event.
