Fioretta Gorini

Fioretta Gorini was the mistress of Giuliano de' Medici and the mother of Giulio de' Medici, the future Pope Clement VII. Gorini was the daughter of professor Antonio Gorini.[1] Her actual name was Antonia or Antonietta, while Fioretta was a nickname given to her.[2]

Fioretta Gorini
Ritratto di giovane donna (1475) of Sandro Botticelli. It is preserved in Palazzo Pitti of Florence
BornXV century
Florence, Republic of Florence
DiedXV century
Florence, Republic of Florence
FatherAntonio Gorini

On May 26, 1478, after the assassination of Giuliano in the Pazzi conspiracy, Fioretta gave birth to his illegitimate son Giulio.[3]

The female figure of Fioretta is represented in Ritratto di giovane donna (1475), of Sandro Botticelli, which is preserved in Palazzo Pitti, although it will represent Simonetta Vespucci, Clarice Orsini, Alfonsina Orsini or Lucrezia Tornabuoni.[4] The woman sculpted on Dama col mazzolino (1475), of Andrea del Verrocchio, which is preserved in Museo Nazionale del Bargello, could be Fioretta Gorini.[5]

References
  1. "Giuliano de' Medici (1453-1478)". Il Mese Mediceo (in Italian). Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  2. Moroni, Gaetano (1842). Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica da S. Pietro sino ai nostri giorni ... (in Italian). Tip. Emiliana. p. 37.
  3. Miranda, Salvador. "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church". Florida International University. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  4. Montresor, Carlo (2010). "Galleria Palatin di Palazzo Pitti". Monografia d'arte. Botticelli (in Italian). ATS Italia Editrice. p. 42. ISBN 8865241101.
  5. Paratico, Angelo (May 14, 2015). "Leonardo Da Vinci's Ginevra de' Benci, or Fioretta Gorini? Or Caterina, his mother?". Beyond Thirty-Nine. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
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