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9 de mar. de 2011 · But who was David Rizzio and what led to his murder? David Rizzio. John Guy, historian and author of “My Heart is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots”, describes David Rizzio as a “young Piedmontese valet and musician, who had arrived in the suite of the ambassador of the Duke of Savoy and stayed on as a bass in Mary’s choir” 1.
About this artwork. For centuries, the dramatic life of Mary, Queen of Scots, has provided exciting subject matter for painters, writers and composers. Here, Sir William Allan depicts the assassination of David Rizzio, the queen's Italian secretary, in March 1566. The artist took great care to be historically accurate, establishing the exact ...
David Rizzio was born in Pancalieri in Piedmont, northern Italy, about the year 1534, though he is sometimes said to have been older. He came to Scotland in December 1561 as secretary to the Count de Morette, ambassador from the Duke of Savoy, and stayed behind when the embassy departed a month or so later, as musician and part-time secretary, having been recommended to Mary by her uncle, the ...
Hace 6 días · About this artwork. For centuries, the dramatic life of Mary, Queen of Scots, has provided exciting subject matter for painters, writers and composers. Here, Sir William Allan depicts the assassination of David Rizzio, the queen's Italian secretary, in March 1566. The artist took great care to be historically accurate, establishing the exact ...
Died: 9 March 1566. Holyrood, Edinburgh. Cause of Death: Murder by Stabbing. Religion: Roman Catholic. David Riccio di Pancaliere in Piedmonte was an Italian courtier, born near Turin, a descendant of the Riccio Counts de San Paolo et Solbrito. As a young man, he went from Turin to Nice to seek a position at the court of the Duke of Savoy.
Join Emma Stead, Curator at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and Dr Emanuela Patti, Lecturer in Italian at the University of Edinburgh and Principal Investigator of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Project ‘David Rizzio: An Italian at the Scottish Court’, to explore the extraordinary story of David Rizzio in this in conversation event.
David Riccio (or David Rizzio) was born in Italy. He travelled to Scotland in 1561 with the duke of Savoy's ambassador. He sang before Mary Queen of Scots who subsequently appointed him a gentleman of the Privy Chamber and later secretary. His closeness to the queen aroused the suspicions of her husband, Lord Darnley, and of the Scottish nobles.
