Who is Mrs. Cecchi from The Birth of Venus: A Novel and what is their importance? The_Birth_of_Venus_(novel) English & Literature Mrs. Cecchi | The Birth of Venus: A Novel

Mrs. Cecchi is Alessandra's mother. Mrs. Cecchi is an unusual woman in that her father believed women should be educated and he allowed his daughter to study alongside her brothers. One of Mrs. Cecchi's brothers would become a member of Lorenzo de Medici's court and Mrs. Cecchi would visit there often after her marriage to a cloth merchant. After the birth of three children, Mrs. Cecchi would be called back to Lorenzo de Medici's court and have a love affair with the great man himself. This affair resulted in Alessandra's birth.