Essays on medici family

This paper "The History of the Medici Family" discusses that the Medici Family is credited for advancing Art, architecture, and science and for various achievements. This paper discusses notable members of the Medici Family and their accomplishments and failures ranging from 1500 to 1737.... In 1559, Catherine's husband died in an accident prompting his son, Francis, to be proclaimed the king. In the same year, he too passed away, prompting Catherine to act as the regent for Charles, her second son....

The assignment "Rise of Medici Family in Renaissance Italy" outlines the rise of well-known Italian family.... Florence is often regarded as the birthplace of Renaissance in Italy. The city is in the northern hills of Italy and home to early artists and writers of the period. It was the hub for European wool trade with political power mainly controlled by wealthy merchants who dominated the entire industry (Hibbert 23). Rise of Medici Family in Renaissance Italy Florence is often regarded as the...

Clement V11 and Leo X, members of the Medici Family were ordained as popes in the early 16th century.... History recounts one of the daughters from Medici Family who married King Henry II of France and took over power after his death.... The reign from Medici Family can be traced from 1569 when Cosimo Medici assumed power ending with the death of Gastone Medici 1737[Jen08].... San Lorenzo church holds mausoleum, Medici chapel which is connected to the powerful Medici Family from 15th century to 17th century....

For instance, Florence, which is perceived as the birthplace of renaissance, was characterized by a distinct leadership under the Medici Family, which played a pivotal role in maintaining the financial strength and artistic developments of the city.... Florence city was under the Medici Family, which entirely controlled the city throughout renaissance.... So to speak, the Medici Family played a significant role in the patronage of the renaissance art as well as the political development of the city. ...

One of the powerful Medici Family, where he studied classical sculpture in the Medici gardens. ... lightly before the Medici Family were banished from Florence, Michelangelo moved to Bologna hosted by Gianfranco Aldrovandi and then to Venice, where he continued his studies of literature and sculpture practice.... Charles V put the town under blockade to restore the Lordship, supporting the Medici Family.... He realized at the early age that his son had no concern or interest in the family business, so he agreed to apprentice him, at the age of 13, to a workshop that was well known....

As seen earlier, the archbishop was responsible for the Pazzi conspiracy that led to the death of one of the Medici Family members.... Giuliano de Medici died after the Pazzi's family and Archbishop Salviati created a conspiracy against the Medici Family on 26th April 1478.... Giuliano de Medici died after the Pazzi's family and Archbishop Salviati created a conspiracy against the Medici Family on 26th April, 1478.... As seen earlier, the archbishop was responsible of the Pazzi conspiracy that led to the death of one of the Medici Family members....

Lorenzo the magnificent was born in the Medici Family in 14491.... His interest in music, religion, art, literature, and philosophy grew with time and could hold extravagant parties at the family palace to discuss on numerous classical literature works and philosophy5.... orenzo was born in 1449 to a family of five and was the elderly son to Piero, his father6.... Lorenzo's family, the Medici, was at this time involved in the banking sector and other businesses within the region7....

In 1512, the Medici Family regained grip over Florentine leadership marking the end of Florentine republic.... For instance, his first job in public service was met with the expulsion of the Medici Family which had apparently been in power for over sixty years.... His political experience was further fostered during his administration as the head of coordination and reorganization of the Florentine army, a role he was expelled from when the Medici Family recaptured the leadership of Florence. ...

From this assignment it is clear that all the parts of the palace emphasize both the importance and magnificence of the Medici Family.... Most of the great building projects of the Italian Renaissance … had behind them the urge to exhibit now: to exhibit an identity, to show the power or piety of the man and his family dynasty, and to carve out a space in the city that would belong to that name, that individual and dynasty, for all times.... This assignment "The Florentine Palace in the Fifteenth Century" gives detailed information about the Palazzo medici that was built between 1444 and 1484....

The Birth of Venus was probably painted for the Medici Family.... In the paper 'Botticelli's Birth of Venus and Raphael's Galatea' the author compares and contrasts Botticelli's Birth of Venus with Raphael's Galatea.... Botticelli's Birth of Venus 1482 is from the Early Renaissance whereas Raphael painted his Galatea in 1511....

At the time he was not in favor with the Medici Family, having been deprived of office – he was part of a diplomatic council in Florence – in 1512, and later tortured and exiled as fallout of the return of the Medici Family that overthrew the Florentine republic in August 1512.... Noted Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci had also claimed that Machiavelli's target audience was not the ostensible dedicatee Lorenzo de' medici but rather the common people....

It is still as shocking and lively as it was when authored five centuries ago.... Initially, people viewed it as tyranny and sinister maxims collected in one book.... However, scholars.... ... ... The book is indispensable to students, scholars and all the people interested in the dark art that is politics (Mansfield, 2010). ...

There is also a version that points to the fact, that it extols the virtue of Medici Family (Lilian).... It has the depiction of goddess Venus, arriving from the sea as a fully grown woman.... This painting is exhibited at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.... The iconography of the event has a great....

The Florence City, which was the center of art for the Italian Renaissance was controlled by the Medici Family.... The members of Medici Family were responsible for bringing wealth to Florence.... According to Nici, Cosimo de' medici, established a library, which was full of the Greek and Roman manuscripts (Nici 47)....

he work of Brunelleschi can also be seen in the proportions and textures of the building as it is interpreted by Michelozzo to provide that same sense of stability and solidity within the Medici Family while still representing the grandeur and importance this family held.... These ideas then became socially transferred as being traits of the Medici Family itself within the community.... Most of the great building projects of the Italian Renaissance … had behind them the urge to exhibit now: to exhibit an identity, to show the power or piety of the man and his family dynasty, and to carve out a space in the city that would belong to that name, that individual and dynasty, for all times” (Martines, 1979: 236)....

His aim in writing this work was to convince members of the Medici Family to undertake the task of uniting the Italian states under one banner.... This was largely due to his own desire for an important post in such an establishment that would be under the control of the Medici Family.... The crudeness of the violence of The Prince can however, be attributed to the historical necessities of the age and country in which Machiavelli wrote his treatise when the unification of the Italian nation required a strong leader, the like of which Machiavelli found in the members of the Medici Family....

During the critical times of the Florence Republic's threatening and powerful rival states along with their rival the Hegemony of the Medici Family, the Statute of David symbolized the defense of civil liberties.... During the critical times of the Florence Republic's threatening and powerful rival states along with their rival the Hegemony of the Medici Family, the Statute of David symbolized the defense of civil liberties....

Machiavelli returned back to Florence where he observed how the Medici Family was expelled, the oligarchic tyrants who had been in power for decades.... He also witnessed the rise of Savanorola Girolamo, a firm religious believer who took over the power in Florence for a short period after the Medici Family.... He evidently exposes his purpose of writing the book from the beginning of the book where he devotes the book to the ruler of Florence, Lorenzo de' medici....

The example that Johansson has given is that of the Medici Family that created an intersection of cultures and disciplines through funding various kinds of experts such as poets, philosophers, painters, artists, sculptors, scientists, and architects, who in turn came together to learn and discuss from one another (Johansson, 3).... For an individual who generates ideas all the time, there is nothing that can be applied to describe his character, other than The medici Effect There is nothing that can define Frans Johansson better, than an innovator, as presented in his book, The medici Effect....

Some of its best musicians, artist, and scholars of the renaissance were supported by the cardinals from the Medici Family.... The essay "Cultural and Religious Traditions in Venice" focuses on the critical analysis of the major cultural and religious traditions in Venice.... During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, Venice, the "Most Serene Republic," was one of the most exciting cities in Europe....

In 1512, the Medici Family was restored to power and Florence again came under rule after being a republic for some time.... The book was dedicated to Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici, one of the great Medici ruling family.... Machiavelli reaches out with a plea to Lorenzo de' medici to recover Italy and argues that only he was capable of making any progressive changes in the system by learning from the mistakes of his predecessors....

This means counterpose in English that means a human art form in which the figure stands with a large amount of its weight resting on one foot so as to influence the arms and shoulders to twist off axis away from its legs and hips. ... ... lso known as Lorenzo the Magnificent, he was.... ... ... He was a major contributor to the art world, a politician and diplomat that ruled Italy during the Renaissance period who sponsored the artists that are known today such as Michelangelo and Botticelli. ...

Aside from this, the Medici Family is very powerful and influential in Florence because some of the monarchs of Florence such as Lorenzo the Magnificent and a number of designers of the most popular works of Renaissance were members of the Medici Family (Greer 2004). ... This is a family of popes, particularly the three popes Leo X, Clement VII and Leo XI.... medici ...

Johansson clearly indicates that this book is not about the Medici Family, but this family provided a number of exemplifies of possibilities for collaborative productivity (Johansson 3).... The medici Effect: Breakthrough Insights at the Intersection of Ideas, Concepts, & CulturesFrans Johansson, in this book, presents himself as one of the leading innovators and entrepreneurs of all times.... he key issue Johansson presents, in this case, is how people can create a medici effect....

Among the greatest patrons were members οf the powerful Medici Family, who spent money on constructing churches and encouraging art.... book providing detailed information on members οf the Medici Family.... Time and again, agreements with artists were arranged for females by a male family member, a monk, or a priest.... It also provides valuable information on art patronage and the family members who supported and commissioned artwork....

A true Republican at heart, it is not surprising that when the Medici Family overthrew the Republic in 1512 he was thrown out of government.... Machiavelli hoped that he could help influence the medici rulers of Florence in a manner that would consolidate their power enough to push foreign invaders out of Italy....

lightly before the Medici Family were banished from Florence, Michelangelo moved to Bologna hosted by Gianfranco Aldrovandi and then to Venice, where he continued his studies of literature and sculpture practice.... Charles V put the town under blockade to restore the Lordship, supporting the Medici Family.... He realized that his son had no interest in the family business.... He realized at the early age that his son had no concern or interest in the family business, so he agreed to apprentice him, at the age of 13, to a workshop that was well known....

The Medici Family was overthrown following the death of Lorenzo in 1492.... medici Chapel Michelangelo was commissioned to design the medici Chapel in 1520.... The chapel was for the two medici dukes.... In Florence, he designed the Basilica of San Lorenzo, the medici Chapel and the Laurentian library....

as made popular by his paintings on the Salone ceiling, and several commissions for the Medici Family.... s did numerous portraits for the royal family and other honorary figures in Europe ... nspiration derived from his family, such as a brother who had an art studio, same as his cousin.... ade popular by Charles I's portrait of court and family....

For instance, by 1434, the Medici Family had become very dominant in Florence.... Renaissance and Reformation.... ... The reformation period generally referred to as the protestant reformation, a period where there was a split in the Christians of the 16th century, completely shifting the course of Christianity in Europe....

Teaching according to the catholic doctrine states that sinning comes in two types; severe and grim in nature- committed intentionally and is worldly and temporal- rejecting God, which is restored in due time with temporal penalty and a variety of practices of atonement.... ... ... ... However, the trade of indulgences plays a major role in the construction of the St....

Understanding the present requires a deeper introspection of the past as noted with the Medieval Era that adversely shaped newer ideologies of the 21st century.... It means the introspection and interrogation takes into cognizance the rulers, wars, revolts, and other interesting.... ... ... Additionally, the developments should be classified under socio-economic and political branches to determine the overall influence on nature and humanity as a while....

He himself was made subject to this, when he lost his position in 1512 in the hands of the Medici Family.... His brutal and cruel nature is depicted through the idea of killing the former Prince's family to keep control.... Niccolo Machiavelli was a man of the fifteenth century, whose greater part of the life was spent in politics....

The Florence City, which was the center of art for the Italian Renaissance was controlled by the Medici Family.... The members of Medic family were responsible for ferrying wealth to Florence.... According to Nici, Cosimo de' medici, established a library, which was full of the Greek and Roman manuscripts (Nici 47)....

Similar to Donatello's, it was commissioned by the Medici Family for placement at the Medici Pallazo (Pallazo della Signoria).... They, however differed in the instant of time that they featured in this period with Donatello is the earliest and Michelangelo is the latest.... ... ...

In addition to being a seminal work of political philosophy, the text provides great insight into the Renaissance political scene in Florence, with the Medici Family.... This essay "Renaissance Time Capsule" is about opening the time capsule, into which was a work by famed artist Leonardo Da Vinci turned out to be....

Burke's work concerns two important consequences of the French Revolution.... First, is his focus on aspects connected with the ‘terror', and second, are those aspects of French thought which had gone into informing the general tenets of individual liberty and democracy.... ... ... Burke's work concerns two important consequences of the French Revolution with respect to the present discussion....

They the controversial message that the family's role in Florence was the same as that of respected Old Testament autocrat slayers and saviors of the people that emblematically inverted the increasing accusations that the Medici had developed tyranny that took all the power from the republican institutions in the city (McHam 32).... Why was the placement of Donatello's bronze David and Judith and Holofernes in the medici Palace courtyard and garden significant?...

The Florence City, which was the center of art for the Italian artistic painting was controlled by the Medici Family.... The members of Medic family were responsible for ferrying wealth to Florence.... According to Nici, Cosimo de' medici established a library, which was full of the Greek and Roman manuscripts (Saleem 47)....

For example, the Medici Family was able to fund the thinkers of that time3.... These were ruled by specific families like the Borgia and the medici families which were wealthy.... Under the rule of Cosimo de' medici, the son of Giovanni de' medici, the town of Florence became stable and prosperous.... Renaissance philosophy and art dominated the Vatican when wealthy families like the Borgias and medici began controlling the Papacy....

From a different angle of view, the sculpture represents Donatello's relationship with Medici Family.... For instance, when Piero di Lorenzo de medici was expelled, the sculpture was placed at the Palazzo Vecchio.... As the paper "Spirit of the Early Renaissance", within the context of early Renaissance Italian art, Donatello's contributions, especially sculptures, are important....

He enjoyed a close relationship with Piero Soderini until the republican government was overthrown by the Medici Family.... Out of a job and willing to do anything to get back into public service, Machiavelli sat down to write a book that he hoped would be useful to the new ruler of Florence, Lorenzo de' medici....

Florence was dominated by the Medici Family.... The people selected a leader from the nobility, who, on becoming the head of the state, would usurp total authority and establish despotism and hereditary rule: as in the case of Cosimo de medici in Florence.... This essay "The Renaissance: Political, Economic and Social Causes" presents political, economic, and social developments of the Middle Ages that had a direct impact on the creativity and power of the City-States, as expressed in the Italian Renaissance....

Some of the greatest patrons included the Medici Family and the Malatesta family.... The paper "History on the Renaissance" focuses on the critical analysis of the history of the Renaissance.... The comprehension of the Italian Renaissance assists one to appreciate how its cultural traces have emerged from its social, religious, economic, and political fabric....

Commissioned by the Medici Family for their palace in Florence, Donatello chose to sculpt David with a slight bend in his waist and one of his hands placed on his hip.... The ‘rebirth of learning' during the Renaissance period had truly shed light of regaining profound interests in several disciplines especially in the field of sculpture where the beauty of intellect flourished back to heights after the Dark Ages among the European nations....

It was ruled by the Medici Family who controlled and organized power in the city.... After the fall of the Roman Empire, many other civilizations took over where the Romans left.... The Middle Ages rose, and it ultimately paved the way for the Renaissance to flourish.... After the Renaissance, the rise of Modern Society began, largely because of Industrialization....

After the fall of the republic and the return of the Medici Family to Florence, Machiavelli was stripped of his post and exiled.... After the fall of the republic and the return of ever powerful Medici Family to Florence, Machiavelli was striped of his post and, subsequently, exiled....

In about 1478, Sandro, now in the favor of the Medici Family, painted the enigmatic "Primavera (Spring)" (Uffizi, Florence).... hilst working for the Medici certainly conferred many rewards they were nevertheless a dangerous family to be round.... We know, however that he was in the employ of the medici and other prominent Florentine families from about 1483 to 1500.... Five years later, he painted the portrait (National Gallery, Washington) of Giuliano de' medici, brother of Lorenzo....

In his story Machiavelli portrays the ruling class, and the Medici Family of Florence using a satire.... o, the main stylistic difference is that the "Room of one's own " and the "Stranger in the Village" portray the life of the characters as it is, but in contrast Machiavelli uses satire to depict and uncover the realities of life existing during the medici period....

Some examples of the renaissance include the recovery of the Florentine woolen industry as well as the recovery of the preeminence of the city of Florence in banking and the Medici Family.... The paper "Influence of the Relationship between Politics and Religion in Western Civilization Conflicts" highlights that the moral principles governing religion and politics need to be harmonized to foster the collective agreement on peaceful coexistence in different regions of the world....