The Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci is a painting by the Italian
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The Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci is a painting by the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia.... Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe.... painter Piero di Cosimo
Piero di Cosimo
Piero di Cosimo was an Italy Renaissance Painting.... , c. 1480, which portrays her as Cleopatra with an asp around her neck. It is housed in the Musée Condé of Chantilly
Chantilly, Oise
Chantilly is a Communes of France in the Oise Departments of France in northern France.It is in the aire urbaine of Paris 38.4km. north-northeast from the Kilometre Zero.... , France
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France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France.... .
Piero was frequently patronized by the most powerful families, for whom he executed not only permanent painted works, but also temporary designs for spectacular festivals. His portrait of the noted Florentine
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Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 .... beauty Simonetta Vespucci
Simonetta Vespucci
Simonetta Cattaneo de Vespucci was the wife of the Italian nobleman Marco Vespucci of Florence. She also is alleged to have been the mistress of Giuliano di Piero de' Medici, Lorenzo de' Medici's younger brother.... shows his range as a painter and also exemplifies a certain type of commission for private families.
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