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Florentine Women and Their Work in Renaissance Society
The article surveys how private letters and household records reveal the lives of Florentine women. It highlights Beatrice, Laura, Vittoria Colonna, Alessandra, and Luigia Guicciardini, noting their influence through family management, wit, and cultural patronage. It recounts anecdotes on fashion, law, and daily duties alongside portraits of Simonetta Cattaneo and her place in Florentine lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Henry Green
England
France
Guido Biagi
del Lungo
Florence
Italy
Dante
Beatrice
Petrarch
Laura
Vittoria Colonna
Michelangelo
Leonardo
Prof. del Lungo
Boccaccio
Indy
Notary
Alessandra
Arezzo
Simonetta Catteneo
Genoa
Marco Vespucci
Paliziane
Lorenzo di Medici
Lorenzo
Simonetta
Chantilly
Palajume
Piero di Cosime