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	Medici family history
		Lorenzo the Magnificent is, without doubt, the most important and significant member of the Medici family from all points of view.
		Lorenzo died peacefully in the night between April 8 and 9, 1492 in the Villa of Careggi.
		Upon the death of Lorenzo, Duke of Urbino, the acknowledged head of the Medici family was Cardinal Giulio, the illegitimate son of Giuliano, the brother of Lorenzo the Magnificent who had been killed in the Pazzi Conspiracy, who had been brought up with his cousins by Lorenzo and his wife.
	www.tuscany-toscana.info /history_of_the_medici_family.htm (4175 words)

	Giovanni di Ser Giovanni (called Lo Scheggia): The Triumph of Fame; (verso) Impresa of the Medici Family and Arms of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lorenzo was the most celebrated ruler of his day as well as an important poet and a major patron of the arts; his name is synonymous with the Renaissance.
		It was kept by Lorenzo in his private quarters in the Medici palace in Florence and was acquired in the early years of the nineteenth century by Alexis-François Artaud de Montor, one of the earliest collectors of early Italian painting.
		This one is decorated with the armorial device of Lorenzo the Magnificent's father, Piero de' Medici: a diamond ring with three ostrich feathers and a banderole with the motto SEMPER (forever).
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/ho/08/eustc/hod_1995.7.htm (530 words)

	Jana Stoughton
		Lorenzo “personified the Renaissance spirit and devotion to the joys of Greek and Roman culture.
		Lorenzo was the “archetype of the Renaissance man” (Mee 138).
		Lorenzo was impressed by the sculpture but teased the young Michelangelo by pointing out that old creature wouldn't have had a full set of teeth.
	web.pdx.edu /~jans/Thesis.htm (3151 words)

	Two Families of the Renaissance
		But it was Cosimo's grandson Lorenzo (1449-1492), known as "il Magnifico," the Magnificent, who did the most to extend his family's influence.
		Lorenzo embodied the ideal "Renaissance Man." He was not only skilled at politics, diplomacy, and war, but was a shrewd businessman, an accomplished athlete, a talented poet, and a generous patron of the arts.
		Lorenzo supported many of the most gifted artists and architects of the period, and commissioned them to grace Florence with some of the most beautiful paintings, sculptures, and buildings produced during the Renaissance.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/history_for_children/23420 (443 words)

	Your way to Florence:accommodation, tourist services and resources of Chianti, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lorenzo the Magnificent is, withouth doubt, the most important and significant member of the Medici family from all points of view.
		At the time of Lorenzo the Magnificent, precisely in 1485, Girolamo Savonarola, a Dominican from the convent of San Marco began to seduce the Florentines with his prophetic language.
		Lorenzo died peacefully in the night between April 8 and 9, 1492 in the Villa of Careggi Florence was deeply shaken by his death which left an immense void in the world.
	www.arca.net /db/medici/medici2.htm (578 words)

	Dedication. To the Magnificent Lorenzo Di Piero De’ Medici. Machiavelli, Niccolo. 1909-14. The Prince. The Harvard ...
		To the Magnificent Lorenzo Di Piero De’ Medici.
		Desiring in like manner to approach your Magnificence with some token of my devotion, I have found among my possessions none that I so much prize and esteem as a knowledge of the actions of great men, acquired in the course of a long experience of modern affairs and a continual study of antiquity.
		Let your Magnificence, then, accept this little gift in the spirit in which I offer it; wherein, if you diligently read and study it, you will recognize my extreme desire that you should attain to that eminence which Fortune and your own merits promise you.
	www.bartleby.com /36/1/1002.html (303 words)

	Florence Art Guide - The Medici Family
		Lorenzo the Magnificent then reduced them to six, placing the blue ball at the top; Cosimo I, last of all, arranged them in the oval shape that they were to maintain in the future.
		Meanwhile the descendants of Lorenzo dei Medici the Elder lived in the shadow of the senior branch and, at times, also took advantage of the disadventures of the more powerful family or did what they could to cause trouble, as was typical among the rebellious elements to be found in most reigning houses.
		Lorenzo the Popolano was the father of Pier Francesco the Younger (1487-1525), who married Maria Soderini and in his turn fathered Lorenzino (1514-1547), who was to murder Duke Alessandro in the name of apparent Republican ideals, thus cancelling out the branch of Cosimo the Elder and earning the name of Lorenzaccio (or wicked Lorenzo).
	www.mega.it /eng/egui/epo/medici.htm (673 words)

	Lorenzo de' Medici - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lorenzo was born into the leading family in Florence, owners of the international Medici bank with branches throughout Europe.
		Lorenzo's father, Piero 'the Gouty' de' Medici, was also at the center of Florentine life, and extremely active as a patron and collector.
		Lorenzo's agents retrieved from the East large numbers of previously unknown classical works, and he employed a large workshop to copy his books and disseminate their content across Europe.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lorenzo_de_Medici (1575 words)

	Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (September 12, 1492 – May 4, 1519), Duke of Urbino, was the ruler of Florence from 1513 to his untimely death from syphilis in 1519.
		Lorenzo regained the duchy by a treaty short in the September of the same year (see also War of Urbino).
		His tomb in the Medici Chapel in the Church of San Lorenzo is ornamented with the Twilight and Dawn of Michelangelo, along with a statue of Lorenzo by Michaelangelo.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lorenzo_II_de'_Medici (374 words)

	Lorenzo the Magnificent and young Michelangelo
		Chief in that stellar group was Lorenzo the Magnificent, head of the famous banking family, the Medici, and unofficial head of the government of Florence.
		A famous incident, which Lorenzo loved to retell to friends was his first meeting with the 13-year-old artist who was studying in a school that Lorenzo founded.
		Lorenzo was also a collector of good books and helped friends in their book acquisition.
	bystander.homestead.com /lorenzo.html (614 words)

	Lorenzo de Medici/Lorenzo The Magnificent \| Ruler of Florence and Art Patron
		Lorenzo de Medici was born on January 1, 1449 in Florence, Italy.
		Lorenzo died during the night of April 8 and 9, 1492 in the Villa of Careggi at the age of 43.
		Paternal Advice To A Cardinal—Sage advice from Lorenzo De Medici in a letter to his son Giovanni made a cardinal at age of 14, and later ruled as Pope Leo X (reigned 1513-1521).
	www2.lucidcafe.com /lucidcafe/library/96jan/lorenzo.html (631 words)

	World Art Treasures:Sandro Botticelli
		We are in the reign of the greatest of the three, Lorenzo the Magnificent.
		Lorenzo had two successive wives: the first, Philippina, an illegitimate child of Savoy - this was fine as long as Lorenzo was simply Lorenzo, but was no longer suitable when he became the Magnificent.
		This medal bearing Lorenzo the Magnificent's effigy was created by one of Pisanello's students and is preserved in the Bargello.
	www.bergerfoundation.ch /Sandro/2florence_english.html (1051 words)

	Michelangelo in Florence, Leonardo in Vinci - walking tour of Florence Arts & Activities - Find Articles
		At this time, the wealthy Medici family controlled Florence and its head was Lorenzo the Magnificent, a great patron of the arts.
		Lorenzo was so impressed that he took young Michelangelo into his own household, gave him a purple cloak to wear, and had him educated with his son and nephew.
		Lorenzo the Magnificent had placed antique statues in a garden near the Garden of San Marcos.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0HTZ/is_2_133/ai_104835379 (1014 words)

	Lorenzo de Medici's Wardrobe and Jewelry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lorenzo de Medici (1449-1492) was one of the most famous men of his time.
		The young Lorenzo slept on a canopied bed covered in gold-embroidered quilts, with velvet and silk tapestries on his walls.
		Lorenzo got married in June 1469 to a nice Roman girl, Clarice Orsini (from an exquisitely powerful and influential family).
	www.florentine-persona.com /lorenzo.html (398 words)

	In April of 1478
		But the clincher among Lorenzo's dynastic schemes was the marriage of his daughter, Maddalena, to the bastard son of Innocent VIII.
		The regime of Lorenzo il Magnifico was pivotal in the transformation of a republic typical of late medieval Italy into a 'modern,' quasi-national duchy ruled by a hereditary dynasty.
		Lorenzo would have been delighted by the outcome, but it was never in his power to bring it about.
	www.portifex.com /Dates/Archive/pazzi.htm (1382 words)

	Tuscan Art Trips: Tomb of Giuliano de' Medici by Michelangelo
		Lorenzo the Magnificent commissioned the chapel as a memorial for two of the younger Medici.
		One section was created to honor Lorenzo, Duke of Urbino, the son of Lorenzo the Magnificent.
		This article focuses on the section that was designed for the grandson of Lorenzo the Magnificent - Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours.
	www.italiantrips.com /art/aaGuilTomb.htm (776 words)

	WineDay: Lorenzo the Magnificent
		Lorenzo de' Medici almost died in 1478, not 1492.
		Lorenzo composed songs honoring the pastry chefs and olive oil makers.
		Sales were mostly of still wine, "but a contemporary writer reports the serving of a sparkling wine at a banquet," a rare event.
	www.globalgourmet.com /food/wineday/1999/wd0499/wd040899.html (403 words)

	Medieval Sourcebook: Lorenzo De Medici: Paternal Advice To A Cardinal (C. 1491)
		Lorenzo De Medici: Paternal Advice To A Cardinal (C. Lorenzo de Medici (1449-1492) was the unofficial ruler of Florence from 1469 until his death.
		In the letter here Lorenzo warns his son to avoid vice and luxury.
		You, and all of us who are interested in your welfare, ought to esteem ourselves highly favored by Providence, not only for the many honors and benefits bestowed upon our house, but more particularly for having conferred upon us, in your person, the greatest dignity we have ever enjoyed.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/source/lorenzomed1.html (1267 words)

	About Facts Net
		The Prince's son Lorenzo was now a Duke, The Duke of Urbino and Pope Leo X was a Medici, he was the son of Lorenzo the Magnificent.
		Pope Clement VII was the son of Giulano who was the brother of Lorenzo the Magnificent.
		Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de' Medici became the Queen of France and was famous for her skills at poisoning.
	aboutfacts.net /History40.htm (1201 words)

	Portrait of Lorenzo the Magnificent by VASARI, Giorgio
		Portrait of Lorenzo the Magnificent by VASARI, Giorgio
		This painting of Lorenzo the Magnificent is distinguished by its intensely plastic colour, although the chiaroscuro is understated.
		Unlike Bronzino, who always placed his characters in an abstract fixity, Vasari seeks to introduce in his Lorenzo the idea of movement, positioning the figure obliquely and breaking the outlines, as can be seen in the ermine trimmings of the tunic.
	www.wga.hu /html/v/vasari/lorenzo.html (117 words)

	Restored Bust of 'Lorenzo the Magnificent' at National Gallery \| Art Knowledge News
		Lorenzo’s cheeks and lips have rosy pink touches, his eyebrows are dark, and there are delicate traces of beard stubble painted around his mouth.
		The treatment of the Lorenzo bust was carried out by Michael Belman, a Gallery Mellon Fellow in object conservation, under the direction of Shelley Sturman, head of object conservation, National Gallery of Art.
		The scholars focused on the Lorenzo bust and a terracotta bust of Lorenzo’s brother, Giuliano de’ Medici.
	www.artknowledgenews.com /National_Gallery_of_Art-restored-bust.html (594 words)

	NGA - Patrons and Artists in Late 15th-Century Florence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The works in this tour date from the time of Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent, whom Machiavelli called "the greatest patron of literature and art that any prince has ever been." Although Lorenzo himself commissioned relatively few major works, he was an important arbiter of taste.
		One of the artists employed by the Medici was Botticelli, a member of Lorenzo's circle of poets and scholars.
		After Lorenzo the Magnificent died in 1492, economic and political disasters put Florence in the hands of Savonarola's radical religious reformers.
	www.nga.gov /collection/gallery/gg7/gg7-over1.html (474 words)

	Cucina Italiana: Tuscany - The Time of Lorenzo the Magnificent
		These magnificent celebrations were required by the importance of the house of Orsini to which the bride, Clarice, belonged.
		Five banquets were prepared in the portico, in the loggia and in the courtyard of the palace; the tables of the ladies and those of the knights - as was the custom at that time - were strictly separated.
		Lorenzo surrounded himself with his own court of writers, poets, painters and artists that permitted Florence to become the most vibrant centre of Humanism, in the age in which man, the problems of earthly existence and human value prevailed above that of those more transcendental and which had been dominant throughout the Middle Ages.
	www.emmeti.it /Cucina/Toscana/Storia/Toscana.ART.34.en.phtml (703 words)

	History News Network
		The first corpses to be exhumed will come from the monumental tombs of the Medici Chapels at the church of San Lorenzo, in Florence, next year, allowing scientists to reconstruct the dynasty's genetic and biological make- up, including the diseases from which its members suffered.
		"Who knows what Lorenzo the Magnificent would have thought of this unexpected resurrection?" asked the newspaper Il Messaggero, noting that Lorenzo had written a poem on the "fleeting beauty of youth" and had died at the age of 43, while still in his prime.
		Originally a family of Tuscan peasants from the Mugello Valley, north of Florence, the Medici family became the wealthiest traders in the Renaissance city state, taking for their coat of arms the "palle", a Byzantine coin which was the symbol of money-changing.
	hnn.us /comments/26465.html (562 words)

	Lorenzo di Medici (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lorenzo, the Magnificent, was the most famous Medici.
		Lorenzo was the son of Pietro I Medici and grandson of Cosimo de' Medici.
		He succeeded as head of the family upon the death of his father in 1469, and was an able if autocratic ruler, who made Florence the most powerful state in Italy and led it to its highest flowering.
	www.hyperhistory.com /online_n2/people_n2/persons6_n2/medici.html (131 words)

	World Art Treasures:Sandro Botticelli
		Every day, Lorenzo the Magnificent assembled these humanists and artists and, together, much like a literary society led by Prince Apollo, the art of Florence was created, and the humanists' ideas were then translated by the artists, painters, sculptors, goldsmiths and musicians.
		It went from Lorenzo the Magnificent to all of Florence's humanism of this second half of the 15th century to finally be given to Botticelli, who thus scrupulously followed a text: the profane Birth of Venus and the coronation of the sacred Venus.
		It was written by Ange Poliziano, based on an ode by Hesiod, and the work was, in fact, paid for by Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco.
	www.bergerfoundation.ch /Sandro/44venusprintemps_english.html (1379 words)

	Bodman Collection - Special Collections at the Libraries of The Claremont Colleges
		The Villa Diana (given by Lorenzo de Medici in 1483 to the poet Angelo Poliziano), with its rich heritage of Renaissance associations inspired Bodman to read widely in the works of Poliziano and the group of Italian humanist scholars, philosophers, artists, and writers of the Medici court as well as those of the Platonic Academy.
		He explored classical sources and followed their influence on later Italian writers, an interest which led him over the years to assemble the books and manuscripts which are now known as the Bodman Italian Renaissance Collection.
		His biography of Lorenzo de’ Medici, Lorenzo the Magnificent Realist, showed his very wide background in the period, not only in its literary and philosophical expressions, but in the details of daily life, the dress, the manners, and the customs.
	voxlibris.claremont.edu /sc/collections/bodman.html (669 words)

	Lorenzo the Magnificent, Restored to Power - New York Times
		After 10 years of research and a year of careful cleaning, a terra cotta bust of Lorenzo de’ Medici has gone back on view today at the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
		The sculpture of this 15th-century Florentine ruler and patron of the arts, also known as Lorenzo the Magnificent, was given to the gallery by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation in 1943.
		It was also discovered during the cleaning that a portion of plaster fashioned to resemble a cloth scarf falling from Lorenzo’s headdress had been remade into a kind of knob, and attached to his shoulder.
	travel2.nytimes.com /2006/07/28/arts/28voge.html (1095 words)

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