Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance (Video)

Antaletriangle · 03-27-2009, 08:37 PM

http://www.redicecreations.com/article.php?id=5976

This is a very interesting four part series,(24 vids in all) on the powerful Medici family.

The Medici family was a powerful and influential Florentine family from the 14th to 18th century. The family had three popes (Leo X, Clement VII, and Leo XI), numerous rulers of Florence (notably Lorenzo the Magnificent, patron of some of the most famous works of Renaissance art) and later members of the French and English royalty. Like other signore families they dominated their city's government. They were able to bring Florence under their family's power, allowing for an environment where art and humanism could flourish. They led the birth of the Italian Renaissance along with the other great signore families of Italy such as the Visconti and Sforza families of Milan, the Este of Ferrara, and the Gonzaga of Mantua.

“How well we know what a profitable superstition this fable of Christ has been for us”
— Pope Leo X (1513-1521) AKA Giovanni de' Medici

Part 1 - Birth of a Dynasty
on link above,6 parts.

Part 2 - Magnificent Medici
on link above 6 parts.

Part 3 - Medici Popes
on link above 6 parts

Part 4 - Power vs Truth
on link above 6 parts

03-27-2009, 08:37 PM	#1
Antaletriangle Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: U.K. Posts: 3,380	Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance (Video) http://www.redicecreations.com/article.php?id=5976 This is a very interesting four part series,(24 vids in all) on the powerful Medici family. The Medici family was a powerful and influential Florentine family from the 14th to 18th century. The family had three popes (Leo X, Clement VII, and Leo XI), numerous rulers of Florence (notably Lorenzo the Magnificent, patron of some of the most famous works of Renaissance art) and later members of the French and English royalty. Like other signore families they dominated their city's government. They were able to bring Florence under their family's power, allowing for an environment where art and humanism could flourish. They led the birth of the Italian Renaissance along with the other great signore families of Italy such as the Visconti and Sforza families of Milan, the Este of Ferrara, and the Gonzaga of Mantua. “How well we know what a profitable superstition this fable of Christ has been for us” — Pope Leo X (1513-1521) AKA Giovanni de' Medici Part 1 - Birth of a Dynasty on link above,6 parts. Part 2 - Magnificent Medici on link above 6 parts. Part 3 - Medici Popes on link above 6 parts Part 4 - Power vs Truth on link above 6 parts