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Hace 12 horas · Laurentian Library. Mon-Sat 9:30-13:30. €3. San Lorenzo is more than just a church – it‘s a living testament to the history and artistic brilliance of the Renaissance. Within its walls, one can trace the evolution of architecture from the early innovations of Brunelleschi to the mannerist complexity of Michelangelo.
Hace 5 días · Abandoned at the death of the merchant, the Palace was purchased in 1549 by Eleonora of Toledo, Cosimo I de’ Medici’s wife as a ceremonial residence worthy of the nascent Grand Duchy. BartolomeoAmmannati, the Grand Duke’s favourite architect, extended the main front and rear sections, and behind the palace the magnificent Italian Boboli Gardens were created.
Hace 2 días · Under the protection of Lorenzo de' Medici, Michelangelo studied the classical models available to the Medici in the garden of the San Marco convent, where the artist became aware of the indissoluble unity between the images of myths and the passions that animated them, rapidly becoming capable of reviving the classical style without being a passive interpreter copying a repertoire.
Hace 5 días · Following the notes in the inventory, the bust of Lorenzo the Magnificent recorded in the inventory of 1784 corresponds in the subsequent inventory of 1825 to a portrait of Giuliano de Medici, brother of Lorenzo, placed in the “First Vestibule”: “His gaze is resigned, his hair is worn long, with a small lock on the front; his neck is bare; he is dressed according to the custom of the ...
Hace 2 días · The popolo returned to the forefront of Florentine politics with the collapse of the Medici in 1494: although the elite's revulsion at Piero de' Medici's princely and courtly ruling style and his disastrous foreign policy brought down the regime, it was pressure from and fear of the popolo that forced the elite to come up with the Great Council as a desperate attempt to salvage their power on ...
Hace 4 días · Early Life and Education. Lucrezia de’ Medici was an illustrious figure from the historic Medici family of Florence, Italy, who became the Duchess of Ferrara through marriage. She grew up during the Renaissance, a period of immense cultural and intellectual growth.
Hace 4 días · The “Serpent Queen”, as Catherine de’ Medici was known by her enemies, had a rocky childhood. One month after her birth in April 1519, both parents – neither of whom was royal – were dead.
