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  1. Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici ( Italian: [loˈrɛntso di ˈpjɛːro de ˈmɛːditʃi]; 12 September 1492 – 4 May 1519) was the ruler of Florence from 1516 until his death in 1519. He was also Duke of Urbino during the same period. His daughter Catherine de' Medici became Queen Consort of France, while his illegitimate son, Alessandro de' Medici ...

  2. Lorenzo de Medici, Duke of Urbino, by Michelangelo. The statue of Lorenzo de Medici is the central figure on the tomb erected to the memory of this prince. He was the rather unworthy namesake of his illustrious grandfather, who was known as Lorenzo the Magnificent. The Medici family was for many generations the richest and most powerful in ...

  3. Youth. Lorenzo's grandfather, Cosimo de' Medici, was the first member of the Medici family to lead the Republic of Florence and run the Medici Bank simultaneously. As one of the wealthiest men in Europe, Cosimo spent a very large portion of his fortune on government and philanthropy, for example as a patron of the arts and financier of public works.

  4. Title: Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino. Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome) Date: 1518. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 38 1/4 × 31 1/4 in. (97.2 × 79.4 cm) Classification: Paintings. Credit Line: Private collection

  5. Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (1492-1519), Florence, 1518, and by inheritance through Ottaviano de' Medici, Florence, 1546, to Cosimo I de' Medici, Duke of Florence, later Grand Duke of Tuscany (1519-1574), Palazzo Vecchio, 1553, inventory of 1 July 1560, f. 59, 'Un' ritratto in tela grande entrovi la testa dell Illmo Signor duca Lorenzo de' medici di man di Rafaello da Urbino co[n ...

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  7. Mar 6, 2004 · March 6, 2004. On April 26, 1478, Lorenzo de' Medici (who escaped) and his brother Giuliano (who died) were repeatedly attacked with knives by a gang of men who invaded the Duomo cathedral in ...

  8. Height: 183cm. Base width: 77cm. Gallery label. In 1520, Michelangelo was commissioned by the Medici Grand Dukes of Tuscany to design a family mausoleum. He created statues of the deceased for each tomb. This figure shows Duke Lorenzo de' Medici, grandson of Lorenzo the Magnificent and nephew of Pope Leo X.

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