Lucrezia Donati (Florence, Italy; 1447-''

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'', 1501) was an Italian noblewoman,

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Lorenzo de' Medici Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (; 1 January 1449 – 8 April 1492) was an Italian statesman, banker, ''de facto'' ruler of the Florentine Republic and the most powerful and enthusiastic patron of Renaissance culture in Italy. Also known as Lorenzo ...

. The identity of the woman in the sculpture ''

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'', at

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in Florence could be attributed to Lucrezia Donati. Also

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's painting '' Fortitude'' would be another representation of her.

Biography

Lucrezia was the daughter of

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and Caterina Bardi, a Florentine

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who belonged to an extinct family tree, being the last descendant. From 1461 was the mistress of

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, a

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, until Lorenzo later married the Italian noble

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. 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.

Popular culture

The actress

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starred as Lucrezia Donati in the

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''.

Alessandra Mastronardi Alessandra Carina Mastronardi (born February 18, 1986) is an Italian actress. She is best known for her roles in the films '' To Rome with Love'' and '' The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent'', and the television series ''Master of None'', for ...

played Lucrezia in '' Medici: The Magnificent''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Donati, Lucrezia 1447 births 1501 deaths Lucrezia Mistresses of Italian royalty 15th-century Italian women