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The Medici – Power, Money, and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance

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After Lorenzo’s premature death at the age of 43, his eldest son Piero succeeded him, but he soon infuriated the public by accepting an unfavorable peace treaty with France. After only two years in power, he was forced out of the city in 1494, and died in exile. So it is for Filippo Lippi growing up in Renaissance Florence. He has a talent - not only can he see the beauty in everything, he can also capture it, paint it. But while beauty can seduce you, and art can transport you, it cannot always feed you or protect you.

Godfathers of the Renaissance, chronicles the life, rise and fall of the De Medici dynasty from the 15 century through the renaissance and the prominence of Florence on the European and world stage. A family heritage deeply rooted in banking, Finance and Commerce, are elevated to become a prominent family in Italian politics. The story is interwoven with the greatest renaissance artists Leonardo DaVinci, Donatello, Michelangelo who were nurtured and championed by Lorenzo De Medici earning him the title of patron of arts and Godfather of the renaissance.Celá Florencia je touto históriou poznačená, a Hibbert si to dobre uvedomuje. Preto nájdete okrem podrobných líčení kto-s kým-kedy-kde aj informácie o umelcoch, čo rodine Medici slúžili, aj primary sources z listov pápežov a vždy, keď sa spomenie nejaký kostol / obraz / socha, máte na konci knihy poznámky. Práve tie robia z knihy skutočne "živú históriu" - Hibbert ponúkne detailnejšie info o umelcoch / diele samotnom a aj popis, kde sa toto dielo v súčastnosti nachádza. 6/10 v Uffizi a inak dostanete presný návod ako sa na tú-ktorú ulicu dostať. Perfektná kniha, nielen pre milovníkov histórie (ale rozhodne neuškodí milovať históriu, najmä tú "obyčajnejšiu" bez bojov, zato s množstvom detailov týkajúcich sa každodennosti). Pre tých, čo sa zaujímajú o Florenciu samotnú, o ľudí, ktorí v nej žili - či už to boli Medici alebo nie, dozviete sa vážne mnoho. Born in 1414, Piero was not a particularly distinguished Medici. He didn’t achieve anything terribly significant. Yet he maintained and defended the Medici’s dominance, once defeating an attempted Pitti family coup. Simonetta is swept up into Lorenzo and Giuliano de’ Medici’s glittering circle of politicians, poets, artists, and philosophers. The men of Florence—most notably the rakish Giuliano de’ Medici—become enthralled with her beauty. That she is educated and an ardent reader of poetry makes her even more desirable and fashionable.

In Medici, the rivalry between the Pazzi and the Medici families plays a central role in Season 2. In Portrait of a Conspiracy by Donna Russo Morin, the first novel in her Da Vinci Disciples series, the murder of a Medici ignites the powder keg that consumes a Florence under the iron rule of the powerful Medici family. Amidst the chaos, five women and the legendary artist Leonardo da Vinci weave together a dangerous plot that could bring peace or get them all killed. This a hard one to review, because for a certain type of reader "The Family Medici" is a very good read -- and I happen to be that kind of reader. A scene of the plague in Florence in 1348 described by Boccaccio, by Baldassarre Calamai (1787-1851). Photograph: Dea Picture Library/De Agostini/Getty Images If you want to know who the Medici really were, these are the books you should start with.They are filled with vivid details and well-told stories and are indispensable reads for fans of the Medici family. They also paint a picture of Renaissance life in Florence which is interesting if you’re planning a visit to the city. 3 Top Books about the Medici family Strathern does an excellent job of writing a popular history in a way that is simultaneously engaging and informative. I feel like I have a much better understand of the Medici than I did previously. It is an excellent popular history to introduce centuries of a fascinating family.However, I do think the book felt formulaic after a while. Each chapter was, "Here's this generation's patriarch. This is how he made his money. He married this woman. He arranged these marriages for his sisters and children. These are the wars he got involved in. He patronized the arts in this way. He died." I wanted more. A deeper delve. Which I realize isn't really possible with this much history and that it would serve me better to discover if there are books out there just about the specific Medicis I found most interesting. Lorenzo de' Medici, detail from Procession of the Magi, fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1459; in the Medici-Riccardi Palace, Florence. (more)

mocenské vzťahy a politika tu je a nie je vždy úplne na okraji - no to, čo je pre autora podstatnejšie, je ukázať rodinu Medici a všetkých okolo s "ľudskou tvárou". Sú to len ľudia s vášnami, slabosťami, s chybami, sú mnohostraní. Dozviete sa, ako sa dostali k moci a ako šikovne ju spočiatku nedávali Florencii a svojráznym Florenťanom pocítiť. Dozviete sa aj čo-to o Florenťanoch, ich zvykoch, pohľade na život, o tom, čo majú radi a o vtedajšej spoločnosti ako takej. Závistlivej, nie prudérnej a predsa veľmi pobožnej. Vďaka tomu lepšie pochopíte takmer raketový vzostup a trocha pomalejší "pád" rodiny, ktorá má svoj erb na každom rohu v meste (doslova). The Intellectual Struggle for Florence is an analysis of the ideology that developed in Florence with the rise of the Medici, during the early fifteenth century, the period long recognized as the most formative of the early Renaissance. Instead of simply describing early Renaissance ideas, this volume attempts to relate these ideas to specific social and political conflicts of the fifteenth century, and specifically to the development of the Medici regime. But the real source of excellence was Giovanni’s son, Cosimo “without a number”. He was the first Cosimo but not Cosimo The First. An astute man who, without officially holding any political power, governed the politics of that prosperous Florence. He was not just astute; he was also wise. He knew how to wield his influence without people noticing it and how to accumulate wealth without inviting envy. He was also highly cultured. He began the patronage of major painters, artists, writers, philosophers, etc. He supported personalities of the calibre of Donatello, Gozzoli, Fra Angelico, as well as Marsilio Ficino. For example, he sponsored the first translation into Latin of Plato’s works. That being said there are a few aspects to his writing that take it down a few stars from where it could have been.There have been a number of books on the Medici, unsurprising considering their lasting effect on the modern day worlds of finance and culture, but this is definitely one of the more accessible reads. In 1539, Cosimo I married the beautiful Eleanora di Toledo. It was a love match. Cosimo fell for Eleanora when they met for the first time in 1536. Deeply pious, he was reputedly faithful to Eleanora — a true aberration for that age. But it is her acquaintance with a young painter, Sandro Botticelli, which strikes her heart most. Botticelli immediately invites Simonetta, newly proclaimed the most beautiful woman in Florence, to pose for him. As Simonetta learns to navigate her marriage, her place in Florentine society, and the politics of beauty and desire, she and Botticelli develop a passionate intimacy, one that leads to her immortalization in his masterpiece, Birth of Venus. In Episode 2 of Season 1 of Medici, we also meet Filippo Brunelleschi, famous for figuring out how to add the dome to the iconic Santa Maria del Fiore that dominates the skyline of Florence to this day. The good thing about this book is that it covers a huge amount of time and a huge number of people and is very clear. I would recommend this book to a serious Medici scholar for the family trees and the pre-chapter summations of who was alive and relevant in each time period. This is stuff I have had to work out for myself, and if you care about questions like "How is Duke Cosimo I descended from Lorenzo" (via his mother, granddaughter of Lorenzo via Lucrezia Salviati) and Giovanni di Bicci (via his father, who was the son of Giovanni il Popolano and Caterina Sforza) then this book is very clear on that. I remember taking ages with Wikipedia working out Catherine de' Medici's descent.

The Medici: Power, Money, and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance" tells the story of Medici, from the family's early days to the last Medici ruler of Florence. Inevitably, Medici's story is also the story of Florence, Renaissance and lots of fascinating characters with whom Medici interacted, from Donatello, Brunelleschi, Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo to Benvenuto Cellini, Giorgio Vasari and Galileo Galilei, to name just a few. Two of the most influential Medicis, Cosimo and Lorenzo, were at some point expelled from Florence. Catherine Fletcher tells the riveting tale of Alessandro's unexpected rise and spectacular fall, unraveling centuries-old mysteries, exposing forgeries, and bringing to life the epic personalities of the Medicis, Borgias, and others as they waged sordid campaigns to rise to the top. Donatello is best known for his marvelous sculpture of David that is displayed in the Museo Bargello in Florence. Donatello’s David was the first free-standing sculpture created since Roman times. It is often compared to Michelangelo’s Davidwhich you can also see in Florence at the Academia. I admire both Davids—Donatello’s boyish, relaxed David and Michelangelo’s muscular, steely-eyed David. John L’Heureux’s novel delivers both a monumental and intimate narrative of the creative genius, Donatello, at the height of his powers. With incisive detail, L’Heureux beautifully renders the master sculptor’s forbidden homosexual passions, and the artistry that enthralled the powerful and highly competitive Medici and Albizzi families. The novel entertains while it delves deeply into both the sacred and the profane in Florence, one of the Italian Renaissance’s most consequential cities.Having founded the bank that became the most powerful in Europe in the fifteenth century, the Medici gained massive political power in Florence, raising the city to a peak of cultural achievement and becoming its hereditary dukes. Among their number were no fewer than three popes and a powerful and influential queen of France. Their influence brought about an explosion of Florentine art and architecture. Michelangelo, Donatello, Fra Angelico, and Leonardo were among the artists with whom they were socialized and patronized. At this point, the descendants of Cosimo the Elder’s brother (known as Lorenzo the Elder) came forward to launch a new Medici dynasty. Lorenzo’s great-great-grandson Cosimo (1519-1574) became duke of Florence in 1537, then grand duke of Tuscany in 1569. As Cosimo I, he established absolute power in the region, and his descendants would rule as grand dukes into the 1700s.

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