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Tornabuoni, Lorenzo

(b Florence, 1465; d Florence, 1497). Son of Giovanni Tornabuoni. He married Giovanna degli Albizzi (1468–88) in 1486. As a cousin of Lorenzo the Magnificent he moved in Florentine Neo-Platonic circles. He was educated by Angelo Poliziano, who dedicated L’Ambra and La Selva to him.

Donatella Pegazzano