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  1. Lucrezia de' Medici (14 February 1545 – 21 April 1561) was a member of the House of Medici and by marriage Duchess consort of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio from 1558 to 1561. Married to the intended husband of her elder sister Maria, who died young, her marriage was short and unhappy. The Duchess died of pulmonary tuberculosis, but almost ...

  2. Oct 17, 2022 · An 18th century image of Lucrezia deMedici by Raimondo Faucci. Public domain O’Farrell’s prose draws the reader in, inviting us to sympathise with the young duchess.

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  3. Lucrezia deMedici was the daughter of Duke Cosimo I deMedici, one of the ruling patriarchs in Florence. This portrait was created for Lucrezia’s brother, Francesco, just before she left home to marry Alfonso II d’Este, in order to help her family make an alliance with Alfonso’s family. The way the Medici family portrayed ...

  4. Feb 19, 2024 · In the realm of Renaissance portraiture, few works capture the essence of opulence, elegance, and mystery as masterfully as Agnolo Bronzino's "Portrait of Lucrezia de' Medici." Painted in the mid-16th century, this captivating portrayal of Lucrezia de' Medici, the granddaughter of the legendary Lorenzo the Magnificent, holds a significant place ...

  5. Lucrezia de' Medici (1545-1561) 1560. Oil on panel. 32 1/2 x 24 3/4 in. (82.6 x 62.9 cm) Gift of Mrs. George Khuner. After the death of his father in 1540, Allori was adopted and trained by the artist Agnolo Bronzino, the preeminent Florentine portraitist of his day. Bronzino and his pupils portrayed the leading members of Florence’s ...

  6. May 23, 2024 · Lucrezia deMedici was married to Alfonso II d’Este, the Duke of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio. They were wed in 1558, aligning two powerful Italian families. What Is Known About Lucrezia deMedici’s Marriage Portrait? The marriage portrait of Lucrezia deMedici was crafted to commemorate her impending marriage to Alfonso II d’Este.

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  8. Sep 6, 2022 · Transcript. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Maggie O'Farrell about her novel The Marriage Portrait, an imagined account of the life of Lucrezia de' Medici, who was rumored to have been murdered ...

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