Sacred Narratives

The most prominent woman in Renaissance Florence, Lucrezia Tornabuoni de'' Medici (1425-1482) lived during her city''s golden age. Wife of Piero de'' Medici and mother of Lorenzo the Magnificent, Tornabuoni exerted considerable influence on Florence''s political and social affairs. She was also, as this volume illustrates, a gifted and prolific poet.

This is the first major collection in any lang...