Filarete Built Milan's Prison and Ended Up Inside It
Renaissance Italy

Filarete Built Milan's Prison and Ended Up Inside It

Antonio di Pietro Averlino designed the most celebrated prison in Renaissance Italy—then ended up inside it.

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