A typical day for three musicians in the Medici Court. This portrait, of three unnamed musicians, was painted circa 1687. Wikimedia Commons Francesca Caccini, born on this day in 1587, was the most ...

Francesca Caccini was born on 18 September 1587 into a highly musical family. Her father, Giulio Caccini was a famed Italian Baroque composer, and her sister, Settimia Caccini, was a well-known singer ...