Da Vinci's Disciples

Personaggi

*denotes historical character

Viviana del Marrone – a founding member of Da Vinci’s Disciples; the daughter of a long line of wealthy vintners; born 1444

Contessa Fiammetta Ruspoli Maffei – a member of Da Vinci’s Disciples; daughter to one of the great noble houses of Florence; born 1442

Isabetta Fioravanti – a member Da Vinci’s Disciples; a mainland Venetian brought to Florence by her husband, a once successful butcher; born 1454

Lapaccia Cavalcanti – a member of Da Vinci’s Disciples; widow of Messer Andrea Cavalcanti; born 1438

Natasia Soderini – a member of Da Vinci’s Disciples; a member of one of the most powerful and noble houses of Florence; born 1462

Mattea Zamperini – a member of Da Vinci’s Disciples; daughter of a deceased merchant; born 1461

Conte Patrizio Maffei – Fiammetta’s husband; a high-ranking nobleman; born 1437

Patrizia Ruspoli Maffei – daughter to the Conte and Contessa Maffei; born 1464

Sansone Caivano – professional soldier from northern Venice; born 1450

Marcello del Marrone – son of Viviana; soldier; spice merchant; born 1461

Rudolfo del Marrone – son of Viviana; soldier; spice merchant; born 1463

*Lorenzo de’ Medici – entitled Il Magnifico by the people of Florence; renowned Italian statesmen and unofficial ruler of the Florentine government; merchant banker; a great patron of the arts; Platonist; poet; born 1449

Il Magnifico*Clarice Orsini de’ Medici – wife of Lorenzo; daughter of Jacopo Giacomo Orsini, Lord of Monterotondo and Bracciano, and his wife and cousin Maddalena Orsini; born 1453

Andreano Cavalcanti – son of Lapaccia; once a member of the Consiglio di Cento, Council of One Hundred; born 1456

Consiglio di CentoCarina di Tafani – daughter of a minor Florentine nobleman; born 1468

Father Raffaello, Tomaso Soderini – Natasia Soderini’s brother; parish priest of Santo Spirito; born 1457

Antonio di Salvestro de’ Serristori – a clerk for the Dodoici Procuratori, oversight committee of the Florentine finances; born 1457

Dodoici ProcuratoriFabia di Testaverdi di Salvestro de’ Serristori – wife of Antonio; born 1462

* Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, better known as Sandro Botticelli –Italian Renaissance painter of the Florentine School; belonged to court of Lorenzo de’ Medici; born 1445

* Andrea di Michele di Francesco de’ Cioni (Andrea del Verrocchio) – Florentine painter, sculptor, goldsmith; maestro of an esteemed and influential workshop; born 1435

maestro*Lucrezia Donati Ardinghelli – daughter of fallen nobleman Manno di Manno Donati and his wife Caterina di Benedeto de’ Bardi; wife of Niccolò Ardinghelli; born 1447

*Leonardo da Vinci – polymath; born 1452