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The sitter of the portrait is possibly the Poet Maddalena Salvetti (1557-1610). She is depicted in a green dress and pearls, standing at a draped table, with a pet squirrel. It is likely that this portrait was commissioned to celebrate the marriage in 1572 of Maddalena Salvetti to Zanobi Acciaiolli (1548-1613), a commander in the Order of Saint Stephen.
Previous attributions of the portrait have been made to Agnolo Bronzino and Maso da San Friano.
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