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Piero di Cosimo de' Medici, known as Piero the Gouty (Italian: Piero "il Gottoso"), (1416 – 2 December 1469) was the de facto ruler of Florence from 1464 to 1469, during the Italian Renaissance.
- 1 August 1464 – 2 December 1469
- Lorenzo de' Medici
Mar 26, 2024 · Piero di Cosimo de’ Medici (born 1416—died Dec. 2, 1469) was the ruler of Florence for five years (1464–69), whose successes in war helped preserve the enormous prestige bequeathed by his father, Cosimo the Elder. Afflicted by gout (a hereditary ailment of the Medici), Piero was so badly crippled that he was often able to use only his tongue.
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On the other hand, Piero enjoyed a great reputation as a portrait painter: the most famous of his work is in fact the portrait of a Florentine noblewoman, Simonetta Vespucci, mistress of Giuliano de' Medici. According to Vasari, Piero excelled in designing pageants and triumphal processions for the pleasure-loving youths of Florence, and gives ...
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Apr 2, 2024 · In the Liberation of Andromeda ( c. 1510–13), Piero adopts Leonardo da Vinci ’s sfumato (smoky light and shade) to achieve a new lush atmospheric effect. Piero painted several portraits, of which the best known is the memorial bust of Simonetta Vespucci ( c. 1480), mistress of Giuliano de’ Medici.
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Nov 5, 2021 · c. 1416 – December 2, 1469. Piero de’ Medici was born around 1416 in Florence, Italy. The eldest son of Cosimo de’ Medici, Piero was groomed from a young age to become a banker. Before his birth, Cosimo had worked with his father, Giovanni, to expand the Italian Medici bank into several European branches.
Mar 28, 2024 · Piero di Cosimo de’ Medici maintained and strengthened the political fortunes of the family. He also fathered two sons, one of whom, Giuliano (1453–78) was assassinated. The second son, Lorenzo (1449–92), became in his own time Il Magnifico (“The Magnificent”).
Liberation of Andromeda adorned the marital chamber of Filippo Strozzi the Younger and Clarice de’ Medici. According to his biographer, Giorgio Vasari, “Piero never made a more lovely or more highly finished picture than this one.” Click below to enlarge details.
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