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Piccarda Bueri

Also known as: Piccarda Bueri; primary name: Bueri, Piccarda; other name: Medici, Piccarda de'
Details: individual; Italian; Female
Life dates: 1368-1433
Biography: Daughter of Edoardo Bueri. In 1386 she married Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici, bringing a fortune to invest in his bank and noble blood to add lustre to his more modest background. She was famed for her beauty and for her affection for her notably ugly husband. One of their sons was Cosimo de' Medici (q.v.), who would be known by later generations as Pater Patriae. Piccarda outlived her husband Giovanni by four years and was buried with him in the Old Sacristy in San Lorenzo in Florence. The humanist poet Carlo Marsuppini composed a eulogy for her in which he likened her virtues to those of famous women from classical antiquity.

Title: Piccarda Averardi Bueri Filia... |
Museum number: 1871,1209.1195 |
Producer name: Print made by:Francesco AllegriniPublished by:Giuseppe Allegrini |
Production date: 1750-1760