An italian renaissance history magnifico

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A vividly colorful portrait of one of the greatest and most fascinating figures of the Renaissance, Lorenzo de' Medici, focusing on his role as a brilliant—sometimes ruthless—statesman who was responsible for the artistic flowering of Florence, the city where the Renaissance first blossomed.

Lorenzo de' Medici—a leading statesman, the uncrowned ruler of Florence during its golden age, a true Renaissance man known to history as Il Magnifico (the Magnificent). Lorenzo was not only the foremost patron of his day but also a renowned poet, equally adept at composing philosophical verses and obscene rhymes to be sung at Carnival. He befriended the greatest artists and writers of the time—Leonardo, Botticelli, Poliziano, and, especially, Michelangelo, whom he discovered as a young boy and invited to live at his palace—and, in the process, turned Florence into the cultural capital of Europe.

Though Lorenzo's grandfather Cosimo had converted the vast wealth of the family bank into political power, Lorenzo's position was precarious. Bitter rivalries among the leading Florentine families and competition among the squabbling Italian states meant that Lorenzo's life was under constant threat. Those who plotted his death included a pope, a king, and a duke, but Lorenzo used his legendary charm and diplomatic skill—as well as occasional acts of violence—to navigate the murderous labyrinth of Italian politics.

Florence in the age of Lorenzo was a city of contrasts, of unparalleled artistic brilliance and unimaginable squalor in the city's crowded tenements; of both pagan excess and the fire-and-brimstone sermons of the Dominican preacher Savonarola. Florence gave birth to both the otherworldly perfection of Botticelli's Primavera and the gritty realism of Machiavelli's The Prince. Nowhere was this world of contrasts more perfectly embodied than in the life and character of the man who ruled this most fascinating city.

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Magnifico

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Magnifico is a vividly colorful portrait of lorenzo de medici the uncrowned ruler of florence during its golden age a true renaissance man lorenzo dazzled contemporaries with his prodigious talents and magnetic personality known to history as il magnifico the magnificent lorenzo was not on Uiterlijk 17 oktober in huis .. MEER INFO

Michelangelo

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In this vividly written biography william e wallace offers a new view of the artist not only a supremely gifted sculptor painter architect and poet michelangelo was also an aristocrat who firmly believed in the ancient noble origins of his family the belief in his patrician status fueled his Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Bernini

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Sculptor architect painter playwright and scenographer gian lorenzo bernini 1598 1680 was the last of the great universal artistic geniuses of early modern italy placed by both contemporaries and posterity in the same exalted company as leonardo raphael and michelangelo and his artistic Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: E-book

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 06 mei 2008

Ebook Formaat: Adobe ePub

Illustraties: Met illustraties

Hoofdauteur: Miles J. Unger

Tweede Auteur: Miles J. Unger

Hoofduitgeverij: Simon & Schuster

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Studieboek: Nee

EAN: 9781416545101

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