Lucrezia Tornabuoni

Lucrezia Tornabuoni
Portrait of Lucrezia Tornabuoni by Domenico Ghirlandaio, c. 1475, wearing a simple black dress and a white Wimple, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Portrait by Domenico Ghirlandaio, c. 1475, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Lady of Florence
Tenure1 August 1464 – 2 December 1469
Born22 June 1427
Florence
Died28 March 1482(1482-03-28) (aged 54)
Florence
Noble familyTornabuoni
Spouse(s)Piero di Cosimo de' Medici
Issue
FatherFrancesco di Simone Tornabuoni
MotherNanna Guicciardini or Francesca Pitti
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Lucrezia Tornabuoni (22 June 1427[1] – 28 March 1482[2]) was an Italian noblewoman, wife of Piero di Cosimo de' Medici, de facto Lord of Florence[3] and his political adviser. Lucrezia had significant political influence during the rule of her husband and then of her son Lorenzo the Magnificent, investing in several institutions and improving relationships to support the needs of the poor. She was also a patroness of the arts who wrote several poems and plays.

  1. ^ Pernis & Adams 2006, p. 1.
  2. ^ Tomas 2003, p. 65.
  3. ^ Milligan 2011.