The image of the virile duke dressed in immaculate armor with brilliant crimson trimmings, known as Cosimo I de’ Medici in armour (c. 1545), was replicated widely and has at least 25 versions, ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jonathon Keats is a writer and artist who critiques museum exhibits. When Cosimo I de’ Medici became the second duke of Florence, ...
The 'Game of Thrones' star takes center stage in 'Medici: Masters of Florence.' By Ariston Anderson Richard Madden is no stranger to playing a leader. The Game of Thrones star, 30, went from King of ...
A 28-year-old bachelorette visiting Florence damaged the Italian city’s 16th-century Fountain of Neptune—to the tune of ...
Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. This is Cosimo de Medici. Specifically, Cosimo the first de Medici. There were quite a few Cosimos so ...
Made in a Florentine workshop set up by Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici, Minneapolis Institute of Art’s Renaissance tapestry depicts ...
Cosimo de’ Medici was the first of the Medici dynasty during the Italian Renaissance. Though he only held public office for a short while, thanks to his immense wealth and effective leadership style, ...
The Albizzi were one of the oldest families in Florence and led the republican government for two generations. By 1427, they were the most powerful family in the city, and far richer than the Medici.