Giulia de’ Medici 1535-1588
Major Discovery Maria Salviati, as in other contemporary portraits of her, wears the clothes of mourning for her deceased husband, the famous military leader Giovanni delle Bande Nere de’ Medici (d. 1526). The little girl holding her hand here is her niece Giulia, who was raised in Maria’s household after the murder of the child’s … More Giulia de’ Medici 1535-1588