Description
The voluminous correspondence of Maria Salviati de' Medici.
In recent years, there has been an upsurge of interest in Maria Salviati de' Medici, specifically, in her role in Medici governance and her relationships with other members of the Medici court. Maria Salviati's surviving correspondence documents a life spent close to the centers of Medici power in Florence and Rome, giving witness to its failures, resurrection, and eventual triumph. Presented here for the first time in English, this book is a representative sample of Maria's surviving letters that document her remarkable life through a tumultuous period of Italian Renaissance history. While she earned the exasperation of some, she gained the respect of many more. Maria ended her life as an influential dowager, powerful intercessor for local Tuscans of all strata, and wise elder in Duke Cosimo I's court. The first critical, analytical, biographical work on Maria Salviati de' Medici's life and letter-writing in English.
About the Author
Maria Salviati de' Medici (1499-1543) was a Medici daughter, wife, and mother. Natalie R. Tomas is an adjunct senior research fellow and an associate of the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Monash University, Australia. She is the author of The Medici Women.
Book Information
ISBN 9781649590459
Author Maria Salviati De Medici
Format Paperback
Page Count 236
Imprint Iter Press
Publisher Iter Press
Weight(grams) 390g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 158mm * 14mm
In recent years, there has been an upsurge of interest in Maria Salviati de' Medici, specifically, in her role in Medici governance and her relationships with other members of the Medici court. Maria Salviati's surviving correspondence documents a life spent close to the centers of Medici power in Florence and Rome, giving witness to its failures, resurrection, and eventual triumph. Presented here for the first time in English, this book is a representative sample of Maria's surviving letters that document her remarkable life through a tumultuous period of Italian Renaissance history. While she earned the exasperation of some, she gained the respect of many more. Maria ended her life as an influential dowager, powerful intercessor for local Tuscans of all strata, and wise elder in Duke Cosimo I's court. The first critical, analytical, biographical work on Maria Salviati de' Medici's life and letter-writing in English.
About the Author
Maria Salviati de' Medici (1499-1543) was a Medici daughter, wife, and mother. Natalie R. Tomas is an adjunct senior research fellow and an associate of the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Monash University, Australia. She is the author of The Medici Women.
Book Information
ISBN 9781649590459
Author Maria Salviati De Medici
Format Paperback
Page Count 236
Imprint Iter Press
Publisher Iter Press
Weight(grams) 390g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 158mm * 14mm
