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Niccolò Ridolfi

A Florentine nobleman involved in political affairs.

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Also known as Niccolò, Ridolfi

First appearance: xxxv what florence was thinking of

Niccolò Ridolfi shows up with force in XXXIX: A Supper in the Rucellai Gardens. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A middle-aged man of rank who makes casual remarks about the political situation and Antonio Pollajuolo's work.
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