Lucrezia Donati Explained

Lucrezia Donati
Spouse:Niccolò Ardighelli
Father:Manno Donati
Mother:Caterina Bardi
Birth Date:1447
Birth Place:Florence, Italy
Death Date:1501
Death Place:Florence, Italy

Lucrezia Donati (Florence, Italy; 1447-ibidem, 1501) was an Italian noblewoman, mistress of Lorenzo de' Medici.[1]

The identity of the woman in the sculpture Dama col mazzolino, at Bargello Museum in Florence could be attributed to Lucrezia Donati.[2] [3] [4] Also Sandro Botticelli's painting Fortitude would be another representation of her.[5] [6]

Biography

Lucrezia was the daughter of Manno Donati and Caterina Bardi, a Florentine dame[7] who belonged to an extinct family tree, being the last descendant. From 1461 was the mistress of Lorenzo il Magnifico,[7] a platonic love,[8] until Lorenzo later married the Italian noble Clarice Orsini. In 1486 Lorenzo remembered the poems he had written for her when he was 16 in the poem Corinto.

Lucrezia married the Florentian businessman Niccolò Ardighelli, who died in exile in 1496.[7]

Popular culture

The actress Laura Haddock starred as Lucrezia Donati in the television series Da Vinci's Demons.[9] [10] Alessandra Mastronardi played Lucrezia in Medici: The Magnificent.[11]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Donati, Lucrezia . . July 4, 2017 . March 15, 2011 . it.
  2. Book: Fossi . Gloria . Bussagli . Marco . "L'" arte italiana: pittura, scultura, architettura dalle origini a oggi . Giunti Editore . 2004 . 208 . it . 9788809037250.
  3. Book: Touring Club Italiano . Touring Club Italiano . Italy: A Complete Guide to 1,000 Towns and Cities and Their Landmarks, with 80 Regional Tours . Touring Editore . 1999 . 194 . 9788836515226.
  4. Book: Nifosì, Giuseppe . L'arte svelata. Rinascimento Barocco Rococò . 2 . Gius.Laterza & Figli Spa . 2014 . 197 . it . 9788842113256.
  5. Book: McGowan, Kathleen . The Poet Prince . registration . . July 8, 2010 . 280 . 9780857200167.
  6. Soares . Átila . Teria Sido Uma Quase Noviça, amante de Leonardo da Vinci? . June 25, 2014 . March 27, 2018 . Fanfulla . pt . October 11, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181011133541/http://www.jornalfanfulla.com/news.asp?noticia=453 . dead .
  7. Book: Walter, Ingeborg . Lorenzo il Magnifico e il suo tempo . 2005 . Donzelli Editore . 978-88-7989-921-5 . 66 . it.
  8. Book: Rohde, Jorge Max . Lorenzo el Magnífico . Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras . 1952 . 130 . es.
  9. Web site: Da Vinci's Demons. Cast . July 4, 2017 . Starz.
  10. Starz's Da Vinci's Demons Casts British Actress as its Leading Lady . . Lesley . Goldberg . March 10, 2014 . March 27, 2012.
  11. Daniel Sharman and Bradley James Join Netflix's 'Medici' (EXCLUSIVE) . Clarke . Stewart . August 10, 2017 . . August 11, 2017.

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