Bartolomeo Colleoni (1395 - 1475)

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    per fess gu and arg
three heart inverted counterchanged much smaller
much closer
a chief az semy of fleur de lys proper very much larger

mantling gu and arg
achievement a knights helmet cendree torse gu and
 arg smaller

motto above "Coglia! Coglia!" engraved lower
motto below "Bartolomeo Colleoni" engraved slightly
 higher

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Shield Shape: italian
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With Tags: Italy, Renaissance, Historical

Notes

The coat of arms of the Italian soldier of fortune and commander (condottiero) Bartolomeo Colleoni. A famous military leader in the early Italian Renaissance, Colleoni was so famous and renowned that was represented in a famous equestrian monument in Venice by Andrea del Verrocchio (the master of Leonardo da Vinci, among others). He is buried in an amazing family chapel, in Bergamo. And yes, since his surname literally means "testicles" in ancient Italian (coglioni, in modern Italian) those are not effectively meant to represent inverted hearts but something very different. And, yes, the battle cry "Coglia! Coglia" in ancient Italian translates as "Testicles! Testicles!". The chief of ancient France (Anjou) was granted for his services by king René of Anjou.

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