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Showing posts with label Lorenzo the Magnificent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lorenzo the Magnificent. Show all posts
28 January 2023

Francesco de’ Pazzi - banker

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Medici rival at heart of Pazzi Conspiracy The moment at which Giuliano de' Medici is killed, imagined by 19th century painter Stefano Us...
29 May 2020

Virginia de’ Medici – noblewoman

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Duchess was driven mad by husband’s infidelity Virginia de' Medici married into the House of Este, gaining wealth and power Virg...
4 August 2018

Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de’ Medici - politician

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Art enthusiast who was Botticelli’s major patron Botticelli's   1479 Portrait of a Young Man, is thought to be Lorenzo di Pierfran...
22 June 2018

Lucrezia Tornabuoni - political adviser

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Medici wife one of most powerful women of the Renaissance Domenico Ghirlandaio's portrait of Lucrezia Tornabuoni, painted in aroun...
8 April 2018

Lorenzo the Magnificent - Renaissance ruler

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Patron of the arts who sponsored Michelangelo and Botticelli A portrait of Lorenzo the Magnificent by the Florentine artist Agnolo Bro...
28 January 2018

Simonetta Vespucci – Renaissance beauty

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Noblewoman hailed as embodiment of female perfection Simonetta Vespucci, as recalled by Sandro Botticelli in his 1480s Portrait of...
28 December 2017

Piero the Unfortunate – Medici ruler

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Ill-fated son of Lorenzo the Magnificent Piero the Unfortunate's poor judgment earned him his unenviable moniker Piero di Lo...
14 April 2017

Girolamo Riario - papal military leader

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Assassinated after failed attempt to unseat Medici family Girolamo Riario Girolamo Riario, the 15th century governor of Imola and For...
5 April 2017

Giovanni dalle Bande Nere - condottiero

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Medici soldier who fathered Cosimo I de' Medici Giovanni dalle Bande Nere: a portrait by an unknown artist Giovanni dalle Band...