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Cosimo de' Medici: see Medici, Cosimo de' Medici, Cosimo de' , 1389–1464, Italian merchant prince, first of the Medici family to rule Florence. He is often called Cosimo the Elder. After the death of his father, Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici, Cosimo and his family were banished (1433) from Florence by a
..... Click the link for more information. . Cosimo Iorig. Cosimo de' Medici(born June 12, 1519—died April 21, 1574, Castello, near Florence) Second duke of Florence (1537–74) and first grand duke of Tuscany (1569–74). The son of Giovanni de' Medici, Cosimo became head of the Florentine republic in 1537 after the assassination of his distant cousin Alessandro de' Medici. He continued Alessandro's tyrannical rule and defeated attempts to oust him with aid from Emperor Charles V. Seeking to expand his power, he attacked Siena in 1554 and brought nearly all of Tuscany under his control. He used his despotic power to improve the government's efficiency and to sponsor artistic projects. Far advanced for the time as an administrator, he united all public services into one building, the Uffizi (“Offices”), designed by Giorgio Vasari. He promoted the talents of such artists as Il Bronzino and Bartolommeo Ammannati, sponsored archaeological excavations of Etruscan sites, and established the Florentine Academy for linguistic studies. In 1569 he was given the title of grand duke of Tuscany. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Elizabeth Pallitto's translation of Tullia's Rime (Venice, 1547, 1549, 1560) presents her small poetic oeuvre (thirty-eight poems), mainly sonnets addressed to family members of Duke Cosimo de' Medici and to literary men active in Florentine cultural circles. She looks at a selection of portraits to explore the phenomenon as it evolved during the reign of Duke Cosimo de' Medici and Duchess Eleonora di Toledo (1537-74) in contexts of patronage and rites of passage, society and culture, and art history. He had not only amassed a huge fortune, but, like his slightly younger contemporary, Cosimo de' Medici, was universally respected for his wisdom and prudence. |
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