Art History, Research, Who was/is

Who was Simonetta Vespucci?

Simonetta Vespucci or la bella Simonetta, as she was called, was an Italian noblewoman born in Genoa. She was known as the greatest beauty of her time in Northern Italy and she was the muse and the model during the Renaissance. Being portrayed by many famous painters such as Botticelli, Piero di Cosimo and other Florentine artists.

Portrait of a young woman also known as Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci as a Nymph by Botticelli 1480s

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