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May 14, 2024 · Step into the opulent world of Renaissance Florence as we unravel the captivating tale of the Medici dynasty, focusing on the remarkable rise of Cosimo de' Medici.
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As we go back in history, we see the great city of Florence, where the rich, and successful bankers, the Medici, who thanks to their Patronage of the arts ma...
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Nov 20, 2019 · Dale Kent: Renaissance Florence Collecting: Cosimo de' Medici & Sons. Day 1, Part 4 of Money for the Most Exquisite Things: Bankers and Collecting from the Medici to the Rockefellers...
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Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici (27 September 1389 – 1 August 1464) was an Italian banker and politician who established the Medici family as effective rulers of Florence during much of the Italian Renaissance.
Nov 9, 2009 · Giovanni’s elder son, Cosimo de Medici (1389-1464), rose to political power in 1434 and ruled Florence as an uncrowned monarch for the rest of his life.
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It's hard to know what Cosimo de' Medici thought of the Medici Court, or Francis I, for whom it was likely a gift. But, it does seem as though it's a kind of intellectual puzzle, something that had multiple meanings, unlike the Renaissance paintings, that have a sense of balance, and harmony, and structure.
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May 3, 2024 · Cosimo de’ Medici was the founder of one of the main lines of the Medici family that ruled Florence from 1434 to 1537. The son of Giovanni di Bicci (1360–1429), Cosimo was initiated into affairs of high finance in the corridors of the Council of Constance, where he represented the Medici bank.
