Manuscript with Poems by Lucrezia Tornabuoni
by GHERARDO DI GIOVANNI DEL FORA, Illumination on parchment, 221 x 143 mm
This codex is considered the basic textual source for editions of the literary works by Lucrezia Tornabuoni, wife of Piero di Cosimo from 1444 and mother of Lorenzo the magnificent. The illuminations are attributed to Gherardo di Giovanni.