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EXCLUSIVE WEBINAR | “The Beautiful and Damned – Portraits of the First Dukes and Duchesses of Florence” 
Presented by Dr. Marcello Simonetta
with Additional Commentary by Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

This lecture will focus on the portraits of the first dukes and duchesses of Florence, namely Alessandro and Cosimo I de’ Medici, and their wives Marguerite of Austria and Eleonora de Toledo. Their tragic and splendid stories will be told through visual and written documents.

The webinar will include a 45-minute lecture followed by 15-minutes of Q&A.

Please note:

• Your participation is confirmed once you have purchased your ticket. You will receive the Zoom link to join the presentation circa 30 minutes before the start time.
• VIDEO RECORDING of the webinar will be available for unlimited streaming at your convenience for 7 days after the event.

Lecturer

Marcello Simonetta earned his Ph.D. at Yale University. He has taught for several years in the US and in France. He currently lives in Florence where he is a senior fellow of The Medici Archive Project. He is the author of ten books. His Montefeltro Conspiracy (Doubleday 2008) has been translated into ten languages.