Lucrezia Crivelli

Sketch of Beatrice d'Este by Leonardo Da Vinci 1495
La belle ferronnière by Leonardo da Vinci is believed either Lucrezia Crivelli or Beatrice d'Este

Lucrezia Crivelli (1464-1534), was an Italian noblewoman and lady-in-waiting. She was a mistress of Ludovico Sforza "il Moro", Duke of Milan. She was the mother of Sforza's son, Giovanni Paolo I Sforza, Marquess of Caravaggio. Crivelli has been thought to be the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's painting, La belle ferronnière.

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