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  1. Giacomo Medici

    Giacomo Medici may refer to Gian Giacomo Medici c. 1495 1555 , Italian condottiero Giacomo Medici general 1817 1882 , Italian patriot and soldier Giacomo Medici art dealer , Italian illicit antiquities dealer hndis Medici, Giacomo ...   more details



  1. Medici (disambiguation)

    The House of Medici prominent Florentine family The Medici Bank bank associated with Florentine family Medici board game a board game invented by Reiner Knizia The Prix M dicis a French literary award Emilio Medici former President of Brazil disambiguation ...   more details



  1. Medici miei

    Expand Italian topic culture date September 2011 Medici miei Infobox television show name Medici miei image caption format camera runtime creator starring country Italy network Theme first aired last aired num seasons num episodes list episodes Medici miei is an Italian television series. See also List of Italian television series External links imdb title id title Medici miei Category Italian television series Category television series debuts Category television series endings Italy tv prog stub it Medici miei ...   more details



  1. Medici Chapel

    complex. details Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence The Medici Chapels Cappelle medicee are two ... of celebrating the Medici family , patrons of the church and Grand Dukes of Tuscany . The Sagrestia ... de Tolnay, Michelangelo , vol. III The Medici Chapel Princeton, 1948 James S. Ackerman, The Architecture of Michelangelo ref was intended by Pope Clement VII Cardinal Giulio de Medici and his cousin Pope Leo X as a mausoleum or mortuary chapel for members of the Medici family. It balances Filippo ... 1521 24 of Michelangelo , who also designed its monuments dedicated to certain members of the Medici ... sculpture and the intervention of events, such as the temporary exile of the Medici 1527 , the death ... the work by 1555. ref Antonio Paolucci. The Museum of the Medici Chapels and the Church of San Lorenzo . Sillabe Publishing 1999. ref The Medici tombs were intended to be four, but that of Lorenzo de Medici Lorenzo the Magnificent and his brother Giuliano de Medici Giuliano modestly buried beneath ... tombs are those of comparatively insignificant Medici Lorenzo II de Medici Lorenzo di Piero, Duke of Urbino and Giuliano di Lorenzo de Medici Giuliano di Lorenzo, Duke of Nemours . Their architectural ... and Child flanked by the Medici patron saints Cosmas and Damian, ref The doctor saints medici hold .... ref http www.florentine society.ru Medici Chapel Mysteries.htm Peter Barenboim, Sergey Shiyan, Michelangelo Mysteries of Medici Chapel , SLOVO, Moscow, 2006 . ISBN 5 85050 825 2 ref ref http www.florentine society.ru Michelangelo Drawings.htm Peter Barenboim, Michelangelo Drawings Key to the Medici ..., earlier crypt beneath the nave of the basilica itself are buried Cosimo de Medici and Donatello . ref ... I de Medici it was designed by Matteo Nigetti , following some sketches tendered to an informal competition of 1602 by Don Giovanni de Medici, the natural son of Cosimo I, Grand Duke of Tuscany , which ... . ref Six grand Sarcophagus sarcophagi are empty the Medici remains are interred in the crypt below ...   more details



  1. Medici Codex

    The Medici Codex of 1518 is a music book prepared for the Pope Leo X , the second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent of the Medici family who was pope from 1513 to 1521. The codex contains 53 motets and was presented to Leo s nephew Lorenzo de Medici , Duke of Urbino at his wedding to a French princess in 1518. Lowinsky, in the facsimile edition 1968 proposed that Jean Mouton was the editor. ref Historical Introduction Edward E. Lowinsky 1968 strengthening our thesis that Mouton was its editor ref The book contains a tribute motet to Leo Gaude felix Florentia by Andreas de Silva , motets by composers of the Franco Flemish school , including Jean Mouton , Johannes de la Fage , Josquin Desprez , Pierrequin de Th rache , Adrian Willaert and Inviolata integra et casta es by the Italian Costanzo Festa . Editions The Medici Codex of 1518, Volume 1 1968 The Medici Codex of 1518, Volume 2 1968 A recording of nine the motets, and two others, was made in 2010 by Cappella Pratensis, conducted by Joshua Rifkin References reflist Category Renaissance music manuscript sources ...   more details



  1. Medici porcelain

    File Medici porcelain with surface detail Florence 1575 1587.jpg thumb upright 2 Medici Porcelain Works .... Medici porcelain was the first successful attempt in Europe to make imitations of Chinese porcelain ... existed between 1575 and 1587 under the patronage of Francesco I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ... on the underside of some pieces others bear the Medici palle , the balls that are the Medici heraldic charge. Never a commercial venture, Medici porcelain s were sometimes given as diplomatic gifts ... Medici porcelain vase 1575 1587.jpg thumb left Medici porcelain vase, 1575 1587. Giorgio Vasari reported ... the East Indies . ref Marco Spallanzani, Ceramiche alla Corte dei Medici nel Cinquecento , Pisa Scuola ..., but a Levantine showed him the way to success. ref Cristina Acidini Luchinat, The Medici, Michelangelo ... production costs. There are no references to Medici porcelain manufacture securely dated after Francesco s death in 1587. ref Cristina Acidini Luchinat, p. 248. ref File Medici porcelain ewer 1575 1587.jpg thumb Medici porcelain ewer , 1575 1587. The body of Medici porcelain ware is a type of soft ..., reported in Ph. Colomban, V. Milande, H. Lucas, On site Raman analysis of Medici porcelain , Journal ... Grotesque grottesche ornament. Both Chinese and Turkish ceramics had been represented in the Medici ... from the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt who sent Lorenzo de Medici large vessels of porcelain, the like of which ... DC Medici porcelain flask ref Legacy File Medici porcelain gourd with texture detail 1575 1587.jpg thumb upright 1.5 Medici porcelain gourd, with pitted texture detail, 1575 1587. When Francesco died, his younger brother Ferdinando I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cardinal Ferdinando de Medici inherited the position of Grand Duke. Ferdinando brought his prized Chinese and Medici porcelains back with him to Florence from the Villa Medici in Rome, along with his paintings and treasured Roman antiquities ..., the Medici heirs in the House of Lorraine came to value less and less the imperfect Medici porcelains ...   more details



  1. House of Medici

    two other uses the Medicis pharmaceutical company Medicis Pharmaceutical other uses Medici disambiguation infobox royal house surname House of Medici coat of arms File Coat of arms of the House of de Medici.png ... Duke of Rover br current head founding year 13th century Cosimo de Medici dissolution small Florence and Tuscany small br 1737 Gian Gastone de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Gian Gastone de Medici died without issue cadet branches The House of Medici or Famiglia de Medici IPA it de m dit i IPA en m d t i ... began to gather prominence under Cosimo de Medici in the Republic of Florence during the late ... until they were able to found the Medici Bank . The bank was the largest in Europe during the 15th century, seeing the Medici gain political power in Florence though officially they remained simply citizens rather than monarchs. The Medici produced four Pope s of the Catholic Church Pope Leo X 1513 ... http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 372380 Medici family title Medici Family Encyclop dia Britannica ... Catherine de Medici 1547 1559 and Marie de Medici 1600 1610 and, in 1531, the family became hereditary ... 1737, with the death of Gian Gastone de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Gian Gastone de Medici . The grand ... of Cosimo III de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo III de Medici , Tuscany was fiscally bankrupt ... Este of Ferrara , and the House of Gonzaga Gonzaga of Mantua . The Medici Bank was one of the most prosperous and most respected institutions in Europe. There are some estimates that the Medici ... used by accountant s working for the Medici family in Florence. History Origins Image Giovanni di Bicci de Medici.jpg thumb right 160px Giovanni di Bicci de Medici , founder of the Medici bank. The Medici family came from the agricultural Mugello region , ref http books.google.it books?id H7LQe7zAZRQC ... needed date March 2008 The origin of the name is uncertain, although Medici is the plural of wiktionary .... http www.bbc.co.uk blogs magazinemonitor 2006 10 how to say medici 1.shtml How to say Medici , BBC ...   more details



  1. Mariuccia Medici

    Mariuccia Medici February 18, 1910 February 23, 2012 was a Italy Italian born Switzerland Swiss actress , known for roles in television and theater . ref name swissinfo cite news first last title Mariuccia Medici dialect is part of our roots url http www.swissinfo.ch eng Mariuccia Medici dialect is part of our roots.html?cid 1939714 work swissinfo publisher date 2001 03 19 accessdate 2012 03 21 ref She performed many of her works in the Ticinese and Swiss Italian dialects used in Ticino . ref name swissinfo In 2001, she penned an opinion piece on the importance the preservation of the dialects in swissinfo . ref name swissinfo She also worked as a primary school teacher for more than forty years in Lugano . ref name swissinfo Medici died on February 23, 2012, in Lugano, Switzerland , at the age of 102. ref name ti cite news first last title morta Mariuccia Medici Le foto di una lunga carriera url http www.tio.ch Ticino Attualita News 670343 E morta Mariuccia Medici work Ticinonline publisher date 2012 02 23 accessdate 2012 03 21 ref References reflist Persondata NAME Medici, Mariuccia ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor DATE OF BIRTH 1910 02 18 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 2012 02 23 PLACE OF DEATH Lugano, Switzerland DEFAULTSORT Medici, Mariuccia Category 1910 births Category 2012 deaths Category Swiss actors Category Italian actors Category Italian educators Category Swiss centenarians Category People from Lugano Switzerland actor stub it Mariuccia Medici ...   more details



  1. I Medici

    Leoncavallo operas I Medici is an opera composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo , with a libretto by the composer. Performance history It premi red at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan on 9 November 1893. ref name amadeus Cite web url http amadeusonline.net almanacco.php?Start 0&Giorno 9&Mese 11&Anno 1893&Giornata &Testo &Parola Stringa title Almanacco 9 November 1893 publisher AmadeusOnline language Italian accessdate 30 August 2010 ref It was not successful in its day and has never become part of the standard repertoire. Roles class wikitable Role ref name amadeus ref name review Cite web url http www.musicweb international.com classrev 2010 Aug10 leoncavallo 4777456.htm title Review Leoncavallo I Medici author Robert J. Farr date August 2010 publisher MusicWeb International accessdate 30 August 2010 ref Voice type ref name amadeus ref name review Premiere Cast ref name amadeus br 9 November 1893 br Conductor Rodolfo Ferrari Giuliano de Medici 1453 1478 Giuliano de Medici tenor Francesco Tamagno Lorenzo de Medici baritone Ottorino Beltrami Simonetta Simonetta Cattanei soprano lirico Adelina Stehle Garbin Fioretta de Gori soprano drammatico Adele Gini Pizzorni Giambattista da Montesecco bass voice type bass Giovanni Scarneo Francesco Pazzi bass Ludovico Contini Bernardo Bandini Baroncelli tenor Giovanni Pagliano Il Poliziano baritone Vittorio Bellati Francesco Salviati archbishop Archbishop ... is set in Renaissance Italy and concerns intrigues centering around the Medici family. Giuliano de Medici loves Simonetta Cattanei, who tries to warn him of the conspiracy against his family. But she ..., but Lorenzo de Medici escapes with the help of the poet Poliziano. He then wins the support of the people ... Grammophon featuring Placido Domingo as Giuliano de Medici. It was recorded in July 2007 at Teatro ... Medici, I Category Operas Category Operas by Ruggero Leoncavallo Category Italian language ... opera stub ca I Medici es Los M dicis fr I Medici it I Medici fi I Medici ...   more details



  1. Medici villas

    other uses Villa Medici disambiguation Image Medici Villas Location en.svg thumb 250px Localization of major and minor Medici villas in Tuscany The Medici villas are a series of rural building complexes near Florence which were owned by members of the Medici family between the 15th century and the 17th century. The villa s served several functions they were the country palaces of the Medici, scattered ... Utens.jpg thumb Painting of the Villa Medici di Poggio a Caiano by Giusto Utens The first Medici ... century in the Mugello region , the original home of the Medici family. In the 15th century, Cosimo de Medici built villas designed by Michelozzo at Careggi and Fiesole , still quite severe buildings, but with additional recreational spaces courtyards, balconies, and gardens. Lorenzo de Medici ... of Medici villas, with others in more distant parts of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany . By the end of the 16th ... mainly agricultural or owned by the Medici family for a short time , together with a constellation ... the main Medici villas in the 17th century, which are now held by the Museo di Firenze com era . The last Medici villas were the Villa di Montevettolini and the Villa di Artimino , bought in 1595 6 ... for Cosimo I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany , was the first in Italy by Niccol Tribolo , who later ... member of the Medici family owned an estate. The Duke moved from one house to house. When in residence, the villa became a microcosm of the Medici court. For hunting, he could visit the Villa .... After the death of Gian Gastone de Medici in 1738, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the Medici s assets ... later Holy Roman Emperor . Today, some of the Medici villas are museums others are occupied by institutions ..., the Italian government submitted the Medici villas for designation by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site . ref http whc.unesco.org en tentativelists 1141 UNESCO Medici Villas ref List Major villas ... mid 14th century 1738 Villa di Careggi 1417 1738 Villa Medici in Fiesole 1450 1671 Villa di Poggio ...   more details



  1. Villa Medici

    other uses Infobox building name Villa Medici native name former names alternate names image RomaVillaMedici.JPG caption Villa Medici in Rome map type altitude building type Museum architectural style ... The Villa Medici is a Renaissance architecture Mannerism mannerist ref http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 372368 Villa Medici ref villa and an architectural complex with a garden contiguous ... Medici, founded by Ferdinando I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and now property of the France ... of the Villa Medici was part of the gardens of Lucullus , which passed into the hands of the Imperial ... the property was acquired by Cardinal Ferdinando I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinando de Medici , who finished the structure to designs by Bartolomeo Ammanati . The Villa Medici became at once the first among Medici properties in Rome, intended to give concrete expression to the ascendancy of the Medici among Italian princes and assert their permanent presence in Rome. Under the Cardinal ... coming to sight with almost every spadeful of earth, with the result that the facades of the Villa Medici ... gardens created at Pisa and at Florence by the Cardinal s father Cosimo I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I de Medici , sheltered in plantations of pines, cypresses and oaks. Ferdinando de Medici had a studiolo, a retreat for study and contemplation, built to the north east of the garden ... Zucchi 1576 and 1577. File Villa Medici Roma 01.jpg thumb The villa s Loggia dei leoni , including copies of the original Medici lions File Medici lions 1691.jpg thumb The villa s Loggia dei leoni in 1691, then including the original Medici lions Among the striking assemblage of Roman sculptures ... 1981 24 and note. ref Three works that arrived at the Villa Medici under Cardinal Fernando, ranked with the most ... copies of his Niobe Group, in full knowledge of the prestige that accrued to the Medici by keeping ... capital. ref Haskell and Penny 1981 55. ref The Medici lions were completed in 1598, and the Medici ...   more details



  1. Michelangelo and the Medici

    Beginnings with the Medici Michelangelo s father sent him to study grammar with the Renaissance humanism ... When in 1489 Lorenzo de Medici , de facto ruler of Florence, asked Ghirlandaio for his two best pupils ... and live there as his son to be educated along with the Medici children. Lorenzo even ... into the midst of the Medici circle where he was involved with poetry, science, philosophy, and art ... attended the Humanist academy which the Medici had founded along Neoplatonism Neo Platonic lines ... Humanist philosophers of the Medici Court. ref name Copplestone cite book last Copplestone first ... on a theme suggested by Poliziano and was commissioned by Lorenzo de Medici. ref name Condivi Brief Separation from the Medici Lorenzo de Medici s death on April 8, 1492, brought a reversal of Michelangelo s circumstances. ref name Tolnay Michelangelo left the security of the Medici court and returned ... heavy snowfalls, Lorenzo s heir, Piero de Medici commissioned a snow statue, and Michelangelo again entered the court of the Medici. The Medici sixty year reign came to an end under the reign of Piero Medici. ref name Wallace The Genius of Michelangelo . Dir. William E. Wallace. The Teaching Company, 2007. DVD. ref In the same year, the Medici were expelled from Florence as the result of the rise ..., in the church dedicated to that saint. According to Condivi, Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de Medici , for whom ... Savonarola. He returned to the employment of the Medici. ref name Tolnay During the half year he .... Under the Medici Popes The new Pope Leo X was no stranger to Michelangelo, being no other than his old schoolmate Giovanni de Medici, the second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent. Since Leo was a Medici ..., it is still adorned by many people today. ref name Copplestone The New Sacristy of the Medici Chapel ... Beck, Antonio Paolucci, Bruni Santi Michelangelo. The Medici Chapel , Nhames and Hudson, New York,1994 ref Ironically, the most prominent tombs are those of two rather obscure Medici who died young ...   more details



  1. Amongst the Medici

    Amongst the Medici is a radio documentary series by historian Bettany Hughes . The series aired in 3 parts on BBC Radio 4 between February March 2006. The series was billed as a three part re evaluation of one of the most creative and complicated partnerships in the western world and examined the history of the Medici family during the Italian Renaissance , between 1397 the founding of the Medici Bank and 1497 the Bonfire of the Vanities . Part 1 Bankers to the Renaissance http www.bbc.co.uk radio4 history ram medici01.ram audio Part 2 Renaissance, what renaissance? http www.bbc.co.uk radio4 history ram medici02.ram audio Part 3 Smart women, gay men and false gods http www.bbc.co.uk radio4 history ram medici03.ram audio External links http www.bbc.co.uk radio4 history amongstthemedici.shtml Amongst the Medici BBC Radio 4 official Reviews http www.ft.com cms s 0 5853beb4 a348 11da ba72 0000779e2340.html Critic s Choice The Financial Times 22 02 06 http www.guardian.co.uk media 2006 feb 23 radio.tvandradio Radio review The Guardian 23 02 06 http www.spectator.co.uk spectator thisweek 14937 filthy lucre.thtml Radio Filthy lucre The Spectator 25 02 06 Category BBC radio programmes Category House of Medici Category Italian Renaissance Category Radio documentaries Category Documentaries about historical events BBC radio stub UK radio show stub hist documentary stub ...   more details



  1. Bank Medici

    dablink For the bank of the Italian Medici family, see Medici Bank . Bank Medici Aktiengesellschaft AG was a bank based in Vienna , Austria . It was founded in 1994 by banker Sonja Kohn and incorporated as a bank in 2003. ref http www.firmenabc.at bank medici ag EdR Firmenabc BANK MEDICI AG ref Bank Medici s president and majority stakeholder is Sonja Kohn. ref http gulf news.com business Banking and Finance 10272289.html Gulf News ref Its main institutional shareholder is Bank Austria Creditanstalt , Austria s largest banking group. Sonja owned 75 of the bank, and Bank Austria owned the balance. ref name nytimes.com http www.nytimes.com 2009 01 07 business 07medici.html?pagewanted 2&fta y Austria s Woman on Wall St. and Madoff by Nelson D. Schwartz and Julia Werdigier The New York Times January 7, 2009, p. A1 NY edition. Retrieved 1 17 09 ref Madoff investments Following news on 2 January 2009 that the Bank may have lost 3 billion invested with funds run by Bernard Madoff , the Austrian government appointed a supervisor to run the private bank. ref http www.ft.com cms s b202d0fe d8c8 11dd ab5f 000077b07658,Authorised false.html? i location http 3A 2F 2Fwww.ft.com 2Fcms 2Fs 2F0 2Fb202d0fe d8c8 11dd ab5f 000077b07658.html& i referer http 3A 2F 2Fwww.ft.com 2Fhome 2Fuk FT Austria takes control of Bank Medici ref On January 7, The New York Times reported the exposure to Madoff was 2.1 ... in referral fees paid from Madoff Investments, to Cohmad, to Vienna Bank Medici majority owner ... article marketsNews idUSLC60093820090212 title Medici s Kohn says did not get Madoff payments & 124 ..., Bank Medici lost its Austrian banking license. Kohn and the Bank are under investigation. ref cite ... Hit Bank Medici Loses License date May 28, 2009 first Flemming E. last Hansen ref See also Bernard ... Medici official website 2008 economic crisis state expanded Category Bank failures Category Banks of Austria ... scandal de Bank Medici fr Bank Medici ...   more details



  1. Medici lions

    lion. The Medici lions are two lion sculptures placed around 1600 ref name virt at the Villa Medici ... standing male lions with a sphere under one claw, looking to the side. The Medici lions have also ... commissioned by Ferdinando I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany , who had acquired the Villa Medici in 1576 ... which was reworked by Giovanni di Scherano Fancelli in 1598. ref name clevermag File Medici lions 1691.jpg thumb The original Medici lions at their first location the Villa Medici s Loggia dei leoni . Etching ... http www.tomassobrothers.co.uk PIETRO SIMONI BARGA documented 1571 E2 80 9389 The Medici Lion DesktopDefault.aspx ... Vacca . ref name galardi http books.google.com books?id yfmN96E VHgC&pg PA129&dq medici lion&hl sv&ei JMteTe7gAsOaOvXUiO8N&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 1&ved 0CCwQ6AEwAA v onepage&q medici ... Giusti Galardi, page 129 ref The Villa Medici was passed to the house of Lorraine in 1737, and in 1787 ... ref http books.google.com books?id KVTqAAAAMAAJ&q medici lion&dq medici lion&hl sv&ei JMteTe7gAsOaOvXUiO8N ... by copies at the Villa Medici when Napoleon relocated the French Academy in Rome to the villa in 1803 ... File Bison Medici lion.jpg thumb Study of one of the Medici Lions by Giuseppe Bernardino Bison 1762 1844 The original Medici lions 1598 , since 1789 at the Loggia dei Lanzi , Piazza della Signoria , Florence ... Medici 1803 . ref name virt Versions in Saint Petersburg , Russia include ref ru ... Cloud , Hauts de Seine , Paris of unknown origin . ref commons Category Medici lions at the Ch teau ... of lions Chinese guardian lions References reflist Sources Commons Michel Hochmann Villa Medici, il sogno di un Cardinale Collezioni e artisti di Ferdinando de Medici, De Luca, 1999, p.  .... BR Medici coord 59 56 23 N 30 18 32 E source kolossus ruwiki display title DEFAULTSORT Medici Lions Category Outdoor sculptures in Italy Category Lions in art Category 16th century sculptures de Medici ...   more details



  1. Medici Vase

    File Medici Vase, Ludwigsburg.jpg thumb A marble Medici Vase at Ludwigsburg Palace 1816 . The Medici Vase is a monumental marble bell shaped krater sculpted in Athens in the second half of the 1st century AD as a garden ornament for the Ancient Rome Roman market. Description Standing 1.52  metres approximately 5 feet tall, with a gadrooned everted lip, it has a deep frieze carved with a mythological bas relief that successfully defies secure identification a half draped female figure Iphigenia seated below a statue of a goddess on a high plinth, restored as Diana mythology Diana , with heroic warriors on either side, perhaps Agamemnon and either Achilles or Odysseus standing to either side ... reappeared in the 1598 inventory of the Villa Medici , Rome, but its origin is unknown. Transferred ... di Villa Medici in epoca leopoldina , Mitteilungen des Kunsthistorischen Institutes in Florenz , 44 ... famous of which is by Stefano della Bella 1656 he depicted the young Medici heir who would become Cosimo III de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Grand Duke Cosimo III seated, drawing the vase. Often paired ... in height between the Medici vase and the Borghese vase amount to about two centimeters ... Coade stone from 1771. The Medici Vase from the pair ordered from Eleanor Coade for George IV is at the Royal ... The place of the Medici Vase in the Western canon of Greek and Roman remains may be gauged by its ... , featuring the Medici Vase, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art is illustrated in Richard Paul ... Penny, Taste and the Antique The Lure of Classical Sculpture 1500 1900 1981 the Medici Vase is cat. no. 82 ... p. 226. ref The Medici Vase remains a popular subject for imitation in bronze or porcelain , for example ... Vase . See also Medici lions Notes reflist group n References Reflist 2 Francis Haskell and Nicholas ... copy of the Medici Vase coord missing Italy Medici Category 1st century Roman sculptures Category ... style Roman sculptures Category Garden vases Medici Category History of sculpture ...   more details



  1. Medici Madonna

    file Michelangelo s Madonna Medici casting in Pushkin museum by shakko 01.jpg thumb 200px The Medici Madonna is a marble sculpture by Italian Renaissance master Michelangelo , dating from 1521 1534 and part of the decoration of the Sagrestia Nuova in the church of San Lorenzo, Florence San Lorenzo , Florence , Italy. The work, according to Michelangelo s letters and other documents, was one of the first works begun for the decoration of the Sagrestia Vecchia Old Sacristy , as early as 1521. In 1526 it was still incomplete and in 1534, when Michelangelo moved to Rome , it was left in the current unfinished state and moved to the current location by Niccol Tribolo . Several preparatory drawings at the British Museum and the Albertina show a less compact composition, with the Madonna s legs which were parallel to each other. The composition is somewhat similar to the Madonna of the Stairs , with the Virgin sitting on nearly cubic block and breastfeeding the Child. The latter is turnig his body towards her, hiding the face from the seer. Sources commonscat Madonna Medici cite book first Umberto last Baldini title Michelangelo scultore publisher Rizzoli location Milan year 1973 category 1520s works category Sculptures by Michelangelo Category Marble sculptures Category 16th century sculptures it Madonna Medici Michelangelo uk ...   more details



  1. The Medici Seal

    Infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name The Medici Seal title orig translator image Image The Medici Seal cover.jpg 200px image caption First edition author Theresa Breslin illustrator cover artist country United Kingdom language English language English series genre Young adult literature Young adult publisher Doubleday publisher Doubleday pub date 3 August 2006 english pub date media type Print Hardcover Hardback & Paperback pages 485 pp isbn 978 0385610209 oclc 67374520 preceded by followed by The Medici Seal is a young adult literature young adult novel written by Theresa Breslin , published in 2006. Set among the cultural life and political intrigues of Renaissance Italy , it is the story of a boy who initially calls himself Matteo and his master Leonardo da Vinci . It was shortlisted for the 2007 Booktrust Teenage Prize ref http www.booktrust.org.uk show feature Prizes 20and 20awards Booktrust Teenage Prize Booktrust Teenage Prize ref and longlisted for the 2007 Carnegie Medal . ref http www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk The CILIP Carnegie Medal & Kate Greenaway Children s Book Awards ref Plot introduction Italy, 1502. Matteo is saved from drowning by friends of Leonardo da Vinci. The artist and scholar takes the boy under his wing. Matteo accompanies him both as he pursues knowledge and paints magnificent pictures and as he travels across Italy. Soon his story continues. Serving Leonardo da Vinci , seeing first hand the ruthless rule of Cesare Borgia , the ambition of the Medici and the revenge of the dell Orte. Florence, Milan, Castell Barta and many other places in Renaissance Italy . References reflist DEFAULTSORT Medici Seal Category 2006 novels Category Scottish novels Category British young adult novels Category Children s historical novels Category Novels set in the Renaissance Category Novels about artists 2000s ya novel stub 2000s hist novel stub ...   more details



  1. Religio Medici

    member of the Parisian medical faculty, indicates the considerable impact Religio Medici ... Religio Medici written by an Englishman and translated into Latin by some Dutchman. It is a strange ... s one time associate Lavater In the early nineteenth century Religio Medici was re discovered by the English ... Medici of Sir T. Browne, and though chiefly remarkable for its sublimity, has also a philosophical ... read nowadays, in Virginia Woolf s opinion Religio Medici paved the way for all future confessionals ... Carl Jung used the term Religio Medici several times in his writings External links http penelope.uchicago.edu Text of Religio Medici 1643 edition, 1645 edition http www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov articlerender.fcgi?artid 1692370 A Religio Medici bibliography Category 1643 books Category Philosophy books ...   more details



  1. Giuseppe Medici

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox Prime Minister name Giuseppe Medici image order Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Foreign Affairs term start July 26, 1972 term end July 7, 1973 predecessor Aldo Moro successor Aldo Moro primeminister Giulio Andreotti term start2 June 24, 1968 term end2 December 12, 1968 predecessor2 Amintore Fanfani successor2 Pietro Nenni primeminister2 Aldo Moro order3 Italian Minister of Education Minister of Education term start3 February 15, 1959 term end3 July 26, 1960 predecessor3 Aldo Moro successor3 Giacinto Bosco primeminister3 Antonio Segni br Fernando Tambroni birth date Birth date and age 1907 10 24 birth place Sassuolo , Italy death date August 21, 2000 death place Modena , Italy nationality Flagicon Italy Italians Italian profession Politician spouse children residence alma mater religion Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholic party Christian Democracy Italy Democrazia Cristiana Giuseppe Medici October 24, 1907 &ndash August 21, 2000 was an Italy Italian politician . Born in Sassuolo , he was a member of the Christian Democracy Italy Christian Democracy . He died at Modena . Start box S off Succession box title Italian Minister of Public Instruction before Aldo Moro after Giacinto Bosco years 1959 1960 Succession box title Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs before Amintore Fanfani after Pietro Nenni years 1968 Succession box title Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs before Aldo Moro after Aldo Moro years 1972 1973 End box BR Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andreotti II Cabinet Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Medici, Giuseppe ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH October 24, 1907 PLACE OF BIRTH Sassuolo , Italy DATE OF DEATH August 21, 2000 PLACE OF DEATH Modena , Italy DEFAULTSORT Medici, Giuseppe Category 1907 births Category 2000 deaths Category People from Sassuolo ... stub de Giuseppe Medici fr Giuseppe Medici it Giuseppe Medici ...   more details



  1. Mita Medici

    Mita Medici born 20 August 1950 is an Italian actress, singer, model and TV personality. She was sometimes credited as Patrizia Perini . Biography Born in Rome as Patrizia Vistarini, daughter of the actor Franco Silva , she was launched in 1965 by winning the it Miss Teenager Miss Teenager pageant. ref cite news last Jacopo Granzotto title Cre Renato Zero e Patty Pravo il Piper club compie 45 anni url http www.ilgiornale.it roma creo renato zero e patty pravo piper club compie 45 anni 18 02 2010 articolo id 423021 page 0 comments 1 accessdate 20 February 2012 newspaper Il Giornale date 18 February 2010 ref Medici made her film debut in 1966, at 16, in Luciano Salce s Come imparai ad amare le donne . She is also active in television, in which she hosted shows such as Canzonissima and Sereno variabile and appeared in several TV series. ref cite book last Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi title Le attrici dal 1930 ai giorni nostri publisher Gremese Editore, 2003 ref She was also a singer, active between late 60 s and early 80 s, and her main success was the song A ruota libera , which in 1973 ranked 10 in the Italian Hit Parade. ref name hit cite book last Dario Salvatori title Storia dell Hit Parade publisher Gramese, 1989 ref In 1968 she was the subject of the song Mita, Mita, Mita by progressive rock group Le Orme . ref cite book last Renato Venturelli title Nessuno ci pu giudicare il lungo viaggio del cinema musicale italiano 1930 1980 publisher Fahrenheit 451, 1998 ref ref cite book last Oronzo Balzano title Ad gloriam. Le Orme e il beat publisher Enter Edizioni, 2011 ref References Reflist External links IMDb name 0575593 http www.discogs.com artist Mita Medici Mita Medici at Discogs Persondata NAME Medici, Mita ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor DATE OF BIRTH 20 August 1950 PLACE OF BIRTH Rome, Italy DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Medici, Mita Category ... People from Rome Category Italian film actors Category Italian stage actors it Mita Medici ...   more details



  1. Mr Medici

    Mr Medici zh c is a Hong Kong based Thoroughbred horse racing racehorse . In the season of 2009 2010, he won the HKG1 Standard and Chartered Champions and Chater Cup. He also is one of the nominees of Hong Kong Horse of the Year . Profile Sire Medicean horse Medicean Dam Way For Life Dam s Sire Platini Sex Horse Country Flag Ireland Colour Bay horse Bay Owner Mr & Mrs Allen Shi Lop Tak Trainer Peter L. Ho Record No. of 1 2 3 Starts 3 8 3 30 As of 27 February 2012 Earnings HK 17,682,750 As of 27 February 2012 References http www.hkjc.com english racing horse.asp?HorseNo K218&search 1 wikipedia The Hong Kong Jockey Club Mr Medici Racing Record The Hong Kong Jockey Club http www.hkjc.com home english index.asp wikipedia The Most Popular Horse of the Year Category Racehorses trained in Hong Kong Category Hong Kong racehorses zh ...   more details



  1. Medici giraffe

    Medici , Lorenzo s grandfather, had maintained a large menagerie , and had previously featured a giant ..., 2006. pp. 353 97 cite book title The Medici Giraffe and Other Tales of Exotic Animals and Power ... de Medici Giraffe fr Girafe M dicis pt Girafa de Medici ru ...   more details



  1. Medici Bank

    Bernard Madoff s Ponzi scheme , see Bank Medici . Infobox Defunct Company company name The Medici ... di Bicci, Cosimo de Medici, Piero di Cosimo, Lorenzo de Medici, Francesco Sassetti, Piero di Lorenzo ... Vieri di Cambio s bank subsid The Roman branch The Medici Bank 1397 1494 was a financial institution created by the Medici family in Italy during the 15th century. It was the largest and most respected ... the smaller size of the Medici bank is attributed to the poor business conditions of the fifteenth century, which are sometimes one of the proffered causes for the Medici bank s ultimate decline and failure. The Medici s relative lack of ambition can be seen in how they never truly challenged ... the Baltic Sea . See de Roover 1966 , pp. 5 6, 8. ref There are some estimates that the Medici ... did not use double entry as stemming from Otto Meltzing s mistake in Das Bankhaus der Medici und seine Vorl ufer Jena, 1906 and repeated in Gutkind s Cosimo . ref Giovanni di Bicci de Medici was the first Medici to enter banking on his own, and while he became influential in the Florentine government, it was not until his son Cosimo de Medici Cosimo the Elder took over in 1434 as gran maestro that the Medici became the unofficial head of state of the Florentine republic. History Founding The Medici ... bankers the first of the various modestly upper class Medici lineages, numbering around 20 in 1364 ref ... 1966 , p. 37. ref Image Giovanni di Bicci de Medici.jpg thumb Giovanni di Bicci de Medici. The Medici bank s founding is usually dated to 1397, since it was this year that Giovanni di Bicci de Medici ..., the third branch of the Medici bank was opened. It suffered from some initial mismanagement by the factor .... 41 42. ref Also in 1402, the first Medici factory was established for the production of woolen ... seem that the Medici bank was flourishing and rapidly expanding its assets across Italy, but nevertheless ... and power in the Medici bank from one generation to the next. ref de Roover 1966 , pp ...   more details



  1. Medici Fountain

    File Monument a cot du palais.jpg thumb right 250px The Medici Fountain File Medici Fountain1820.jpg thumb right 250px The Medici Fountain as it appeared in about 1820, after the modifications made by Jean Chalgrin , architect of the Arc de Triomphe. Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris Image Fontaine M dicis Luxembourg.jpg thumbnail 250px Polyphemus Surprising Acis and Galatea , by sculptor Auguste Ottin, was added to the fountain in 1866. File Palazzo del luxembourg fontana di maria de medici 07.JPG thumb right 250px The Fontaine de L da , 1806 1809 , originally at rue Vaugirard and rue du Regard, since 1858 hidden behind the Medici Fountain in the Jardin du Luxembourg. Louis Simon Bralle, architect, Achille Valois, sculptor. The Medici Fountain fr La fontaine M dicis is a monumental fountain in the Jardin du Luxembourg in the 6th arrondissement of Paris 6th arrondissement in Paris . It was built in about 1630 by Marie de Medici , the widow of King Henry IV of France and regent of King Louis XIII of France . It was moved to its present location and extensively rebuilt in 1864 66. The Italian Influence in Paris in the 17th century The period between the regency of Catherine de M dicis in France 1559 1589 and that of Marie de M dicis 1610 1642 saw a great flourishing of the Italian mannerist ... technician Thomas Francini, who had worked on fountains in the new gardens of the Medici villas in Florence ... his death he was involved in a lawsuit with Marie de Medici over non payment of his fee court ... After the death of Marie de Medici, the Palace and fountain went through a series of owners ... were in fashion, the Medici Fountain fell into disrepair. The two original statues at the top of the fountain ..., pg. 57 ref The Hidden Fountain the Fountain of L da The fountain which Gisors placed behind the Medici ... to something, so he placed it on the back of the Medici Fountain, where it still remains, unnoticed ..., Citadelles & Mazenod, Paris, 2006 Medici Coord 48 50 53 N 2 20 21 E type landmark region FR display ...   more details




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