Monday, February 25, 2013

The Banquet of Chestnuts, known more properly as the Ballet of Chestnuts, refers to a fête in Rome, and particularly to a supper held in the Papal Palace by Cardinal Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI on October 30, 1501.

The banquet was given in Cesare's apartments in the Palazzo Apostolico.
Fifty prostitutes or courtesans were in attendance for the entertainment of the banquet guests.

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