One of those definite tyrants that did so much good for his people as to have the tyrant-haters wondering if they are all the thoroughly evil devils they're made up to be. Florence had never before seen such proseperity, nor would they again. It's the Medicis' ridiculously undemocratic means for achieving Florence's success that has historians (living in democratic countries) hesitant to praise the benevolent bully.
Milan, Venice and Florence.
They built palaces and kept a strong military. They were involved in all aspects of life in the city. They were great supporters of artists, writers, and musicians. The Medicis also defeated enemies who plotted against the family or even to murder some of its members.
The Medicis used their great wealth to support artists who created works that focused less on God and more on the achievements of individual people.
They commissioned works by the artists.
They were a very powerful family of aristocrats and popes. They were patrons of amazing Renaissance artists, and they also ruled Florence for longer than 100 years.
Medicis Pharmaceutical was created in 1988.
The Medicis were members of a rich Florentine family who were patrons of the Arts. In those days, an artist made his living by getting commissions from the rich. These were basically orders for art work. The Medicis commissioned art for their personal chapel, for churches they frequented, for the city of Florence which they virtually controlled for some time, etc. Since some of the greatest artists of the Renaissance lived and worked in Florence, much of the art they commissioned are masterpieces. Michelangelo and Raphael are among those who benefitted from the Medicis love of Art.They also got themselves embroiled in city politics and even had a member or two of the family killed by political rivals. A Medici became Pope and another married the King of France.
He was the writer of Il Principe, a political book in which he discusses questions such as 'is it better to be loved or to be feared'. It was supposedly written as a book of advice to one of the Medicis, who ruled Florence.
In the UK it is Ipsen, in the US Medicis Medicis has also just been bought be Valeant.
Catherine de Medicis most definitely supported the Catholic Church against the heretics.
This question is not specific. Which Florence are you talking about.
the medicis
The Medicis were Christian. They felt that by patronizing Christian art it would help them gain favor with the powerful papacy as well as put them in God's good graces.
They thought a monarchy was the best form of government
Catherine de Medicis
Giuseppe Medici was born on 1907-10-24.