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Why was the Palazzo Medici Riccardi built?
The Palazzo Medici Riccardi was built after the defeat of the Milanese and when Cosimo de Medici had more governmental power. Rinaldo degli Albizzi had also died giving Cosimo and his supporters even more influence. With this new political power Cosimo decided he wanted to build a palazzo.
Where was the Palazzo Medici built?
Florence
Towards 1444 Cosimo the Eldest, the patriarch of the Medici family, commissioned to Michelozzo a palace to be built in via Larga (now via Cavour), close to the church of San Lorenzo: the palace is the first Renaissance building erected in Florence.
Does the Medici house still exist?
The building is now the site of Florence’s famed Uffizi Gallery, home to many of the great Renaissance-era treasures amassed by the Medicis since the time of Cosimo the Elder.
Who commissioned the Palazzo Medici?
Cosimo the Elder
Commissioned in 1444 by Cosimo the Elder, the residence of the Medici family constitutes a model of civil architecture in the Renaissance.
Who built the Palazzo Medici Riccardi?
Michelozzo
Riccardi Medici Palace/Architects
feature of Florence Near the church sits the Medici Palace (Palazzo Medici-Riccardi), built by the architect Michelozzo beginning in 1444. Inside, a chapel contains a fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli, the Procession of the Magi (1459), in which the followers of the Magi are given features of the Medici.
What did Clarice de Medici died of?
May 3, 1528
Clarice de’ Medici/Date of death
Where are the Medici family’s acquisitions today?
the Uffizi museum
The family is well recognized for having been the patrons of the famous Galileo Galilei, who tutored multiple generations of Medici children. In addition to commissioning art and architecture, the Medici were prolific collectors, and today their acquisitions form the core of the Uffizi museum in Florence.
Are there any living descendants of the Medici family?
His son, Cosimo II at age 19 becomes the next Grand Duke, but dies of tuberculosis at age 31. Anna Maria Luisa, great-great-granddaughter of Ferdinando I, is the last Medici. At his death to syphilis, Anna Maria Luisa inherits the entire Medici legacy.
What disease did Lorenzo Medici have?
Lorenzo de’ Medici, who was the son of Ferdinand I, suffered of epilepsy (ASF, Mediceo del Principato 908. 365. 2 Aprile 1602). During the Renaissance, many different substances were used to treat the ‘falling sickness’.