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Maria Salviati | |
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| Born | 17 July 1499 Florence, Republic of Florence |
| Died | 12 December 1543 (aged 44) Villa di Castello, Republic of Florence |
| Noble family | Salviati (by birth) Medici (by marriage) |
| Spouse(s) | Giovanni delle Bande Nere |
| Issue | Cosimo I de Medici |
| Father | Jacopo Salviati |
| Mother | Lucrezia di Lorenzo de' Medici |
Maria Salviati (17 July 1499 – 29 December 1543) was a Florentine noblewoman, the daughter of Lucrezia di Lorenzo de' Medici and Jacopo Salviati. She married Giovanni delle Bande Nere and was the mother of Cosimo I de Medici. Her husband died 30 November 1526, leaving her a widow at the age of 27. Salviati never remarried; after her husband's death she adopted the somber garb of a novice, which is how she is remembered today as numerous late portraits show her attired in black and white.[1]
- ^ For information on portraits of Maria Salviati see Carl Brandon Strehlke, Pontormo, Bronzino, and the Medici: The Transformation of the Renaissance Portrait in Florence (Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2004) cats. 30 and 46.