Maddalena Aceiaiuoli
Tuscan noblewoman and poet (1557–1610)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maddalena Salvetti Aceiaiuoli (25 March 1557 – 4 March 1610) was a 16th-century noblewoman and poet from the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
Il David perseguitato o vero fuggitivo (1611)
Maddalena Aceiaiuoli | |
|---|---|
| |
| Born | 25 March 1557 |
| Died | 4 March 1610 (aged 52) Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany |
| Occupation | Noblewoman and poet |
| Notable works | Rime Toscane (1590) Il David perseguitato o vero fuggitivo (1611) |
| Spouse | General Zanobi Acciaiuoli (m. 1582) |
| Children | 1 |
Family
Aceiaiuoli was born to Lucrezia and Salvetto Niccolini on 25 March 1557 in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She became a member of the noble Acciaioli family by her 1582 marriage to General Zanobi Aceiaiuoli, an official of the Grand Duchy and Knight of St. Stephen.[1] They had one son, Mario Aceiaiuoli, who was born on 25 August 1583.[1]
Writing
In 1590, Aceiaiuoli published Rime Toscane (Tuscan Rhymes) in honour of the marriage between Ferdinando I de' Medici and Christina of Lorraine.[1][2][3][4] She used sixteen different rhyme schemes.[5]
Aceiaiuoli also wrote the heroic poem Il David perseguitato o vero fuggitivo (David persecuted) on the theme of the biblical King David, which was dedicated to the Tuscan princess Maria Maddalena de’ Medici.[2] The unfinished epic was published posthumously in 1611, after she had died in 1610.[2][6]
Cornelio Lanci dedicated his comedy La Niccolosa (1591) to Aceiaiuoli.[1] A biography of the nun Birgitta of Sweden was translated into Italian vernacular for Aceiaiuoli by Lodovico Domenichi as a gift. The translation was not printed or circulated.[7]