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The Medici weren't the only famous family of the Italian Renaisssance.
Pragmatic pacifists marshaled around Cosimo de'Medici. Maso degli Albizzi, patriach of his family, had two sons, Luca and Rinaldo. From a young age, Luca was friends with Cosimo de'Medici.
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The Medici were well-known for their personal as well as professional dalliances.
When Cosimo il Vecchio was a young man ... Lorenzo's brother, Giuliano de'Medici, famously impregnated his mistress before his brutal murder in 1478. Their child, Giulio de'Medici, was later ...
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Florence Opens Secret Passageway To The Public For The First Time
Built in just five months for Cosimo I de’ Medici, it provided a secure and private route for the family to travel between their residence and offices, away from the public eye and potential ...
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The Medici
The House of Medici came to prominence in Italy in the fifteenth century as a result of the wealth they had built up through banking. With the rise of Cosimo de' Medici, they became Florence's ...
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Fra Angelico’s Theology & Aesthetics in 3 Extraordinary Paintings
According to Vasari, it was no less than the august figure of Cosimo de Medici who suggested to Fra Angelico to decorate the ...
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9 Art Masterpieces in Florence, Italy
Cosimo de’ Medici became a patron of art, science, philosophy, and architecture, which helped the city to become known as the birthplace of the Renaissance. The Historic Center of Florence is a ...
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Secret Renaissance Passageway Reopens in Florence
Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici commissioned Vasari to construct the private passageway so the Grand Dukes could travel undisturbed from their residence at Pitti Palace to the seat of government in the ...