It is considered that Lucrezia it served as a model for this Salome of "The life of Saint John the Baptist: The Feast of Herod, " by Filippo Lippi. Fresco in the Cathedral of Prato.
Lucrezia Buti (Florence, 1433 - 16th century) was an Italian nun; later, she would be the wife of the painter Filippo Lippi. Biography
Daughter of Francesco Buti and Ciacchi Catalina, became a nun in the monastery of St. Catherine of Prato, where, according to Vasari, was received by Filippo Lippi, who worked in the city on the council of Madonna da Faja de Santo Tomás. It is possible that Lucrezia Buti was the model of Santa Margarita that is seen to the left of the original painting.
Filippo fell in love with her and kidnapped her in the procession of the Holy Belt. From his union Filippino Lippi was born in 1457, and, in 1465, his daughter Alessandra Lippi. The relationship between Filippo and the nun Lucrezia aroused a scandal in the moment and opposes in every sense of the curia. Only through the efforts of Cosme el Viejo, the couple obtained a waiver of their votes for Pius II to marry, but, as Vasari reported, the two never married.
The two lived together in a house in the Cathedral Square, near where he was dedicated to building the frescoes in the chapel. The face of Lucrezia is idealized in other masterpieces, such as the famous Lippini of the Uffizi.
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