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Francesco Soderini (1671-1736), father of Mauro Soderini (1703-1751), was a Florentine painter who worked for the last members of the Medici dynasty, expecially for the Electress of the Palatinate Anna Maria Luisa, the only daughter of the granduke Cosimo III de’ Medici. Among the artist’s works, only the paintings for Villa La Quiete, the place where Anna Maria Luisa stayed during her last years, are well studied. This paper proposes new attributions to Soderini by recognising his style in some canvases presented on the art market and attributed to anonymous artists. These paintings contribute to a more accurate acknowledgement of the artist and of his style, which was very appreciated by his contemporaries.

Florentine late-baroque painting --- Medici family --- Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici --- Francesco Soderini

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In 1537 Francesco Guicciardini, adviser and confidant to three popes, governor of several central Italian states, ambassador, administrator, military captain--and persona non grata with the ruling Medici after the siege of Florence--retired to his villa to write a history of his times. His Storia d'Italia became the classic history of Italy--both a brilliant portrayal of the Renaissance and a penetrating vision into the tragedy and comedy of human history in general. Sidney Alexander's readable translation and abridgment of Guicciardini's four-volume work earned the prestigious 1970 P.E.N. Club translation award. His perceptive introduction and notes add much to the understanding of Guicciardini's masterpiece.

Italy --- History --- Italië. --- Italy. --- Alexander VI, Pope. --- Anne of Beaujeu. --- Baglioni, Gentile. --- Borgia, Cesare. --- Cambrai, League of. --- Clement VII, Pope. --- Colonna, Prospero. --- Doria, Andrea. --- Dürer, Albrecht. --- Egidio, Cardinal. --- Empser, Jakob. --- Foix, Gaston de. --- Frederick III, Emperor. --- Ghibellines. --- Guasto, Marquis del. --- Holy League. --- Hutten, Ulrich von. --- Isabella, Queen of Naples. --- Julius II, Pope. --- Knights of Rhodes. --- Lateran Council. --- Leo X, Pope. --- Mantua, Marquis of. --- Maximilian I, Emperor. --- Medici family. --- Navarro, Pedro. --- Neapolitan war. --- Orsini, Virginio. --- Pisan war. --- Plagues. --- Sforza, Caterina.