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Hace 22 horas · In Florence, a popular uprising drove out Piero de' Medici, son of Lorenzo, establishing a new republic spiritually guided by the preacher Girolamo Savonarola. In 1496, the monk openly condemned Neoplatonic and humanist doctrines, urging a vigorous reform of ascetic practices and customs.
This gorgeous painting by Piero di Cosimo (Florence, 1462 - 1522) was executed between 1510 and 1515c. Although reduced in size (1230x700 mm), it displays a surprising and microscopic attention to details which is worth watching through the use of digital devices: an experience that undoubtedly strikes the observer for the flawless accuracy of ...
Hace 5 días · Lorenzo era hijo de Piero de Médicis quien gobernaba Florencia en ese momento y de Lucrecia Tornabuoni, quien falleció el 28 de marzo de 1482 en Florencia, cuando Lorenzo contaba treinta y tres años. Lucrecia había contraído matrimonio con Piero de Médici en 1466, a la edad de 16 años.
Hace 3 días · However, the popolo were far from dead: Najemy has emphasised their self-conscious identity, providing a telling analysis of the non-elitist mid-century chronicler Marco Parenti , as well as underlining their role in backing the attempt to oust Piero de' Medici in 1465-6 by supporting the end of Medicean restrictive electoral ...
Hace 22 horas · From 19 May to 5 November the Museo dei Ferri Taglienti in Scarperia and San Piero will be hosting "The Medici: Mugello Folk. Family portraits from the Gallerie degli Uffizi", an exhibition devised and produced by the Fondazione CR Firenze and the Gallerie degli Uffizi in the context of their respective Piccoli Grandi Musei and Uffizi Diffusi schemes.
Hace 3 días · The cumulative impression of the volume is a multi-faceted, kaleidoscopic view of the 15th-century Medici regime in Florence. As the reader progresses from one chapter to the next, the perspective, object of analysis, and conclusions shift, sometimes subtly, sometimes dramatically.
Hace 5 días · Girolamo Savonarola (born September 21, 1452, Ferrara, duchy of Ferrara [Italy]—died May 23, 1498, Florence) was an Italian Christian preacher, reformer, and martyr, renowned for his clash with tyrannical rulers and corrupt clergy. After the overthrow of the Medici in 1494, Savonarola was the sole leader of Florence, setting up a ...
