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Are the Must-See Artworks in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence?</h1><p class="mb-3">The Uffizi Gallery in Florence houses some of the most significant artists of the Renaissance and Baroque eras. Here are a few highlights.</p><div class="author-top"><span>May 9, 2023</span><span> • </span><span>By </span><a href="/author/rosielesso/">Rosie Lesso</a><span class="education">, MA Contemporary Art Theory, BA Fine Art</span></div></div><div class="col-md-12 d-md-block"></div></div><article class="article-post article-list-css" id="firstPagePost"><p><center><img alt="" fetchpriority="high" width="1200" height="690" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="figure-img img-fluid" style="color:transparent;object-fit:contain" sizes="(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 66vw" srcSet="https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/uffizi-gallery-entrance-florence.jpg?width=480&quality=70 480w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/uffizi-gallery-entrance-florence.jpg?width=600&quality=70 600w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/uffizi-gallery-entrance-florence.jpg?width=640&quality=70 640w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/uffizi-gallery-entrance-florence.jpg?width=750&quality=70 750w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/uffizi-gallery-entrance-florence.jpg?width=828&quality=70 828w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/uffizi-gallery-entrance-florence.jpg?width=1080&quality=70 1080w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/uffizi-gallery-entrance-florence.jpg?width=1200&quality=70 1200w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/uffizi-gallery-entrance-florence.jpg?width=1400&quality=70 1400w" src="https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/uffizi-gallery-entrance-florence.jpg?width=1400&quality=70"/></center></p> <p class="firstL"> </p> <p><span style="font-weight:400">Once owned by <a href="https://www.thecollector.com/the-medici-family-legacy/">the wealthy and influential Medici family</a>, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence is one of the world’s most famed art galleries today, housing masterpieces by a series of <a href="https://www.thecollector.com/renaissance-vs-baroque-what-are-the-differences/">Renaissance and Baroque era</a> artists. They are also one of Italy’s most popular attractions, drawing in around four million tourists from around the world every year. With more than 100 rooms, and around 2,200 artworks on display, one could easily spend an entire day perusing their vast museum collection. However, we’ve rounded up a handy guide featuring five of the top highlights in the Uffizi Gallery to make a beeline for, by <a href="https://www.thecollector.com/10-things-to-know-about-sandro-botticelli/">Sandro Botticelli</a>, <a href="https://www.thecollector.com/get-to-know-raphael-the-prince-of-painters/">Raphael</a>, <a href="https://www.thecollector.com/artemisia-gentileschi-the-me-too-painter-of-the-renaissance/">Artemisia Gentileschi</a>, <a href="https://www.thecollector.com/why-did-caravaggio-paint-medusa/">Caravaggio</a>, and <a href="https://www.thecollector.com/10-facts-about-michelangelo-david-sculpture/">Michelangelo</a>, in case you’re planning a shorter visit. </span></p> <p> </p> <div><h2 style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:30px"><span style="font-weight:400">1. The Birth of Venus, by Sandro Botticelli, 1480</span></h2></div> <figure id="attachment_42864" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-42864" style="margin:0 0 1rem 0" class="figure"><center><img class="figure-img img-fluid" decoding="async" src="https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus.jpg" alt="botticelli sandro birth venus" width="1978.7985865724381" height="1200" srcSet="https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus.jpg 1400w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus-300x182.jpg 300w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus-1024x621.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus-768x466.jpg 768w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus-150x91.jpg 150w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus-600x364.jpg 600w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus-696x422.jpg 696w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus-1392x844.jpg 1392w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus-1068x648.jpg 1068w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus-693x420.jpg 693w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus-1385x840.jpg 1385w"/></center><figcaption id="caption-attachment-42864" class="figure-caption">The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli, ca. 1485, via Uffizi Gallery, Florence</figcaption></figure> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight:400">This breath-taking masterpiece by <a href="https://www.thecollector.com/botticelli-dante-inferno-drawings/">Sandro Botticelli</a> is considered a star attraction <a href="https://www.thecollector.com/medici-commissioned-work-art-architecture/">in the Uffizi</a>. Rich in allegorical meaning, it tells the story of Venus being born from the sea, taken from <a href="https://www.thecollector.com/ovid-metmorphoses-greek-mythology/">Ovid’s Metamorphoses</a>. Botticelli paints <a href="https://www.thecollector.com/venus-adonis/">Venus</a> naked, perched on a seashell, while celestial forces blow her towards the seashore. On the right, a handmaid lifts a shawl to cover the great beauty’s modesty as she enters the world for the first time. His portrayal of the ancient story is adorned with intricate details, including flickering fabric and glistening blue seawater, transporting us to a magical, otherworldly place. </span></p> <p> </p> <h2><span style="font-weight:400">2. Madonna of the Goldfinch, by Raphael, 1505-6</span></h2> <figure id="attachment_77300" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-77300" style="margin:0 0 1rem 0" class="figure"><center><img class="figure-img img-fluid" decoding="async" src="https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/madonna-goldfinch-raphael-painting-uffizi.jpg" alt="madonna goldfinch raphael" width="1200" height="797" srcSet="https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/madonna-goldfinch-raphael-painting-uffizi.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/madonna-goldfinch-raphael-painting-uffizi-300x199.jpg 300w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/madonna-goldfinch-raphael-painting-uffizi-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/madonna-goldfinch-raphael-painting-uffizi-768x510.jpg 768w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/madonna-goldfinch-raphael-painting-uffizi-150x100.jpg 150w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/madonna-goldfinch-raphael-painting-uffizi-600x399.jpg 600w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/madonna-goldfinch-raphael-painting-uffizi-696x462.jpg 696w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/madonna-goldfinch-raphael-painting-uffizi-1068x709.jpg 1068w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/madonna-goldfinch-raphael-painting-uffizi-632x420.jpg 632w"/></center><figcaption id="caption-attachment-77300" class="figure-caption">Detail from Raphael’s Madonna of the Goldfinch, 1505-6, via Uffizi Gallery, Florence</figcaption></figure> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight:400">One of art history’s most revered icons, Raphael has produced some of the most significant and influential works in the entire history of art. His <em>Madonna of the Goldfinch</em> is no exception, with its sparking colors, sfumato lighting and stunning attention to detail and story. He has carefully arranged the three central figures into a balanced pyramid design, emphasizing the mathematical order that epitomizes the art of the <a href="https://www.thecollector.com/what-is-italian-renaissance-rebirth/">Renaissance era</a>. The painting also demonstrates Raphael’s master in depicting human expression, with gentle, loving expressions on the faces of the figures. </span></p> <p> </p> <h2><span style="font-weight:400">3. Judith and Holofernes, by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1620</span></h2> <figure id="attachment_31383" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-31383" style="margin:0 0 1rem 0" class="figure"><center><img class="figure-img img-fluid-vertical" decoding="async" src="https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions.jpg" alt="artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting" width="743" height="800" srcSet="https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions.jpg 1115w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions-279x300.jpg 279w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions-951x1024.jpg 951w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions-768x827.jpg 768w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions-150x161.jpg 150w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions-300x323.jpg 300w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions-600x646.jpg 600w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions-696x749.jpg 696w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions-1068x1149.jpg 1068w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions-390x420.jpg 390w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions-781x840.jpg 781w"/></center><figcaption id="caption-attachment-31383" class="figure-caption">Judith Beheading Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1620, via Uffizi Gallery, Florence</figcaption></figure> <div><div class="mb-5 bg-dark CTA"><div class="row justify-content-between CTAWidth"><div class="col-md-6 mb-2 mb-md-0 CTA-text"><h3 class="secondfont" style="font-size:0.8em">Get the latest articles delivered to your inbox</h3><span> Sign up to our Free Weekly Newsletter</span></div><div class="col-md-6 CTA-input"><div><div id="mlb2-4044109" class="ml-form-embedContainer"><div><div class="ml-form-embedWrapper embedForm"><div class="ml-form-embedBody ml-form-embedBodyHorizontal row-form"><div class="ml-form-embedContent" style="margin-bottom:0"></div><form class="ml-block-form" action=""><div class="ml-form-formContent horozintalForm"><div class="ml-form-horizontalRow"><div class="ml-input-horizontal"><div style="width:100%" class="horizontal-fields"><div class="ml-field-group ml-field-email ml-validate-email ml-validate-required"><input type="email" class="form-control" placeholder="Email Address" autoComplete="email" value=""/></div></div></div><div class="ml-button-horizontal primary"><button type="button" class="" disabled="" style="cursor:not-allowed;opacity:80%">Join!</button></div></div></div></form></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ml-form-successBody row-success col-md-12 text-center" style="display:none"><div class="ml-form-successContent"><h3>Please check your inbox to activate your subscription</h3><span>Thank you!</span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:20px"></div><p> </p></div> <p><span style="font-weight:400">The most famous woman painter of the Renaissance, <a href="https://www.thecollector.com/historical-female-artists-exhibitions-auctions/">Gentileschi earned a widespread reputation as a painter of note during her lifetime</a>, at a time when women were rarely taken seriously. She often portrayed stories of women’s suffering or revenge, with paintings of heroines, female warriors and women’s suicides, highlighting the own struggles she had faced in her own life. Here she retells <a href="https://www.thecollector.com/femme-fatale-quintessential-symbolist-motif/">the Biblical story of Judith and Holofernes</a>, zeroing in on the terrifying and gruesome pinnacle of the action, the moment when Judith decapitates her Assyrian enemy after tricking her way into his private chamber. She brings the terrible tale to life with <a href="https://www.thecollector.com/what-is-chiaroscuro-in-art-key-examples/">stark, chiaroscuro lighting</a> and <a href="https://www.thecollector.com/what-is-tenebrism-in-art-key-artists/">dramatic tenebrism</a>, drenching the painting’s backdrop in velvet black to emphasize the pain and terror between the central characters. </span></p> <p> </p> <div><h2 style="padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:30px"><span style="font-weight:400">4. Bacchus, by Caravaggio, 1598</span></h2></div> <figure id="attachment_67528" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-67528" style="margin:0 0 1rem 0" class="figure"><center><img class="figure-img img-fluid-vertical" decoding="async" src="https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bacchus-caravaggio-painting.jpg" alt="bacchus caravaggio painting uffizi gallery" width="697" height="800" srcSet="https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bacchus-caravaggio-painting.jpg 871w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bacchus-caravaggio-painting-261x300.jpg 261w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bacchus-caravaggio-painting-768x882.jpg 768w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bacchus-caravaggio-painting-150x172.jpg 150w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bacchus-caravaggio-painting-300x344.jpg 300w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bacchus-caravaggio-painting-600x689.jpg 600w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bacchus-caravaggio-painting-696x799.jpg 696w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bacchus-caravaggio-painting-366x420.jpg 366w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bacchus-caravaggio-painting-732x840.jpg 732w"/></center><figcaption id="caption-attachment-67528" class="figure-caption">Bacchus (Dionysus), by Caravaggio, c. 1596-7, via Uffizi Gallery, Florence</figcaption></figure> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight:400"><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/caravaggio-400-year-old-mystery/">Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio</a> is world-renowned for his theatrical storytelling abilities, and this portrayal of <a href="https://www.thecollector.com/dionysus-bacchus-god/">Bacchus, the god of wine</a> is a standout from his long and illustrious career. Commissioned by his patron Cardinal del Monte as a present for the Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinand I, Caravaggio painted this seductive, indulgent scene as a showpiece to demonstrate his exceptional skills. He paints Bacchus with close, careful attention to detail, embellishing the lighting effects of his skin against a muted brown backdrop. Around his Bacchus, Caravaggio includes carefully rendered surfaces, from the crumpled folds of fabric to the smooth hard surface of fruit, and the glossy sheen of glass holding rich, dark wine inside it. </span></p> <p> </p> <h2><span style="font-weight:400">5. Doni Tondo, by Michelangelo, 1507</span></h2> <figure id="attachment_77301" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-77301" style="margin:0 0 1rem 0" class="figure"><center><img class="figure-img img-fluid" decoding="async" src="https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/doni-tondo-michelangelo-uffizi.jpg" alt="uffizi gallery michelangelo doni tondo" width="800" height="800" srcSet="https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/doni-tondo-michelangelo-uffizi.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/doni-tondo-michelangelo-uffizi-300x300.jpg 300w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/doni-tondo-michelangelo-uffizi-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/doni-tondo-michelangelo-uffizi-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/doni-tondo-michelangelo-uffizi-600x600.jpg 600w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/doni-tondo-michelangelo-uffizi-696x696.jpg 696w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/doni-tondo-michelangelo-uffizi-420x420.jpg 420w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/doni-tondo-michelangelo-uffizi-840x840.jpg 840w"/></center><figcaption id="caption-attachment-77301" class="figure-caption">Doni Tondo, by Michelangelo, 1507, via Uffizi Gallery, Florence</figcaption></figure> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight:400">This tondo, or round painting, was made by <a href="https://www.thecollector.com/the-marvel-that-was-michelangelo/">the revered polymath Michelangelo</a>, illustrating the Holy Family surrounded by classical nudes, all contained within a single, crowded scene. 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They are also one of Italy’s most popular attractions, drawing in around four million tourists from around the world [\u0026hellip;]\u003c/p\u003e\n","slug":"what-are-the-must-see-artworks-in-the-uffizi-gallery-florence","status":"publish","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77299 aligncenter\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/uffizi-gallery-entrance-florence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/uffizi-gallery-entrance-florence.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/uffizi-gallery-entrance-florence-300x173.jpg 300w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/uffizi-gallery-entrance-florence-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/uffizi-gallery-entrance-florence-768x442.jpg 768w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/uffizi-gallery-entrance-florence-150x86.jpg 150w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/uffizi-gallery-entrance-florence-600x345.jpg 600w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/uffizi-gallery-entrance-florence-696x400.jpg 696w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/uffizi-gallery-entrance-florence-1068x614.jpg 1068w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/uffizi-gallery-entrance-florence-730x420.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOnce owned by \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/the-medici-family-legacy/\"\u003ethe wealthy and influential Medici family\u003c/a\u003e, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence is one of the world’s most famed art galleries today, housing masterpieces by a series of \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/renaissance-vs-baroque-what-are-the-differences/\"\u003eRenaissance and Baroque era\u003c/a\u003e artists. They are also one of Italy’s most popular attractions, drawing in around four million tourists from around the world every year. With more than 100 rooms, and around 2,200 artworks on display, one could easily spend an entire day perusing their vast museum collection. However, we’ve rounded up a handy guide featuring five of the top highlights in the Uffizi Gallery to make a beeline for, by \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/10-things-to-know-about-sandro-botticelli/\"\u003eSandro Botticelli\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/get-to-know-raphael-the-prince-of-painters/\"\u003eRaphael\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/artemisia-gentileschi-the-me-too-painter-of-the-renaissance/\"\u003eArtemisia Gentileschi\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/why-did-caravaggio-paint-medusa/\"\u003eCaravaggio\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/10-facts-about-michelangelo-david-sculpture/\"\u003eMichelangelo\u003c/a\u003e, in case you’re planning a shorter visit. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e1. The Birth of Venus, by Sandro Botticelli, 1480\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_42864\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42864\" style=\"width: 1400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42864\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus.jpg\" alt=\"botticelli sandro birth venus\" width=\"1400\" height=\"849\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus.jpg 1400w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus-300x182.jpg 300w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus-1024x621.jpg 1024w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus-768x466.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus-150x91.jpg 150w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus-600x364.jpg 600w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus-696x422.jpg 696w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus-1392x844.jpg 1392w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus-1068x648.jpg 1068w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus-693x420.jpg 693w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/botticelli-sandro-birth-venus-1385x840.jpg 1385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eThe Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli, ca. 1485, via Uffizi Gallery, Florence\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis breath-taking masterpiece by \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/botticelli-dante-inferno-drawings/\"\u003eSandro Botticelli\u003c/a\u003e is considered a star attraction \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/medici-commissioned-work-art-architecture/\"\u003ein the Uffizi\u003c/a\u003e. Rich in allegorical meaning, it tells the story of Venus being born from the sea, taken from \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/ovid-metmorphoses-greek-mythology/\"\u003eOvid’s Metamorphoses\u003c/a\u003e. Botticelli paints \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/venus-adonis/\"\u003eVenus\u003c/a\u003e naked, perched on a seashell, while celestial forces blow her towards the seashore. On the right, a handmaid lifts a shawl to cover the great beauty’s modesty as she enters the world for the first time. His portrayal of the ancient story is adorned with intricate details, including flickering fabric and glistening blue seawater, transporting us to a magical, otherworldly place. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e2. Madonna of the Goldfinch, by Raphael, 1505-6\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_77300\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77300\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-77300 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/madonna-goldfinch-raphael-painting-uffizi.jpg\" alt=\"madonna goldfinch raphael\" width=\"1200\" height=\"797\" srcset=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/madonna-goldfinch-raphael-painting-uffizi.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/madonna-goldfinch-raphael-painting-uffizi-300x199.jpg 300w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/madonna-goldfinch-raphael-painting-uffizi-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/madonna-goldfinch-raphael-painting-uffizi-768x510.jpg 768w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/madonna-goldfinch-raphael-painting-uffizi-150x100.jpg 150w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/madonna-goldfinch-raphael-painting-uffizi-600x399.jpg 600w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/madonna-goldfinch-raphael-painting-uffizi-696x462.jpg 696w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/madonna-goldfinch-raphael-painting-uffizi-1068x709.jpg 1068w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/madonna-goldfinch-raphael-painting-uffizi-632x420.jpg 632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-77300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eDetail from Raphael’s Madonna of the Goldfinch, 1505-6, via Uffizi Gallery, Florence\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOne of art history’s most revered icons, Raphael has produced some of the most significant and influential works in the entire history of art. His \u003cem\u003eMadonna of the Goldfinch\u003c/em\u003e is no exception, with its sparking colors, sfumato lighting and stunning attention to detail and story. He has carefully arranged the three central figures into a balanced pyramid design, emphasizing the mathematical order that epitomizes the art of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/what-is-italian-renaissance-rebirth/\"\u003eRenaissance era\u003c/a\u003e. The painting also demonstrates Raphael’s master in depicting human expression, with gentle, loving expressions on the faces of the figures. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e3. Judith and Holofernes, by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1620\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_31383\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31383\" style=\"width: 743px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31383\" src=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions.jpg\" alt=\"artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting\" width=\"743\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions.jpg 1115w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions-279x300.jpg 279w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions-951x1024.jpg 951w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions-768x827.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions-150x161.jpg 150w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions-300x323.jpg 300w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions-600x646.jpg 600w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions-696x749.jpg 696w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions-1068x1149.jpg 1068w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions-390x420.jpg 390w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/artemisia-gentileschi-judith-holofernes-painting-art-exhibitions-781x840.jpg 781w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eJudith Beheading Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1620, via Uffizi Gallery, Florence\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe most famous woman painter of the Renaissance, \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/historical-female-artists-exhibitions-auctions/\"\u003eGentileschi earned a widespread reputation as a painter of note during her lifetime\u003c/a\u003e, at a time when women were rarely taken seriously. She often portrayed stories of women’s suffering or revenge, with paintings of heroines, female warriors and women’s suicides, highlighting the own struggles she had faced in her own life. Here she retells \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/femme-fatale-quintessential-symbolist-motif/\"\u003ethe Biblical story of Judith and Holofernes\u003c/a\u003e, zeroing in on the terrifying and gruesome pinnacle of the action, the moment when Judith decapitates her Assyrian enemy after tricking her way into his private chamber. She brings the terrible tale to life with \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/what-is-chiaroscuro-in-art-key-examples/\"\u003estark, chiaroscuro lighting\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/what-is-tenebrism-in-art-key-artists/\"\u003edramatic tenebrism\u003c/a\u003e, drenching the painting’s backdrop in velvet black to emphasize the pain and terror between the central characters. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e4. Bacchus, by Caravaggio, 1598\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_67528\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67528\" style=\"width: 697px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-67528\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bacchus-caravaggio-painting.jpg\" alt=\"bacchus caravaggio painting uffizi gallery\" width=\"697\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bacchus-caravaggio-painting.jpg 871w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bacchus-caravaggio-painting-261x300.jpg 261w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bacchus-caravaggio-painting-768x882.jpg 768w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bacchus-caravaggio-painting-150x172.jpg 150w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bacchus-caravaggio-painting-300x344.jpg 300w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bacchus-caravaggio-painting-600x689.jpg 600w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bacchus-caravaggio-painting-696x799.jpg 696w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bacchus-caravaggio-painting-366x420.jpg 366w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bacchus-caravaggio-painting-732x840.jpg 732w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eBacchus (Dionysus), by Caravaggio, c. 1596-7, via Uffizi Gallery, Florence\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/caravaggio-400-year-old-mystery/\"\u003eItalian Baroque painter Caravaggio\u003c/a\u003e is world-renowned for his theatrical storytelling abilities, and this portrayal of \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/dionysus-bacchus-god/\"\u003eBacchus, the god of wine\u003c/a\u003e is a standout from his long and illustrious career. Commissioned by his patron Cardinal del Monte as a present for the Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinand I, Caravaggio painted this seductive, indulgent scene as a showpiece to demonstrate his exceptional skills. He paints Bacchus with close, careful attention to detail, embellishing the lighting effects of his skin against a muted brown backdrop. Around his Bacchus, Caravaggio includes carefully rendered surfaces, from the crumpled folds of fabric to the smooth hard surface of fruit, and the glossy sheen of glass holding rich, dark wine inside it. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e5. Doni Tondo, by Michelangelo, 1507\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_77301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77301\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-77301\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/doni-tondo-michelangelo-uffizi.jpg\" alt=\"uffizi gallery michelangelo doni tondo\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/doni-tondo-michelangelo-uffizi.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/doni-tondo-michelangelo-uffizi-300x300.jpg 300w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/doni-tondo-michelangelo-uffizi-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/doni-tondo-michelangelo-uffizi-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/doni-tondo-michelangelo-uffizi-600x600.jpg 600w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/doni-tondo-michelangelo-uffizi-696x696.jpg 696w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/doni-tondo-michelangelo-uffizi-420x420.jpg 420w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/doni-tondo-michelangelo-uffizi-840x840.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-77301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eDoni Tondo, by Michelangelo, 1507, via Uffizi Gallery, Florence\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis tondo, or round painting, was made by \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/the-marvel-that-was-michelangelo/\"\u003ethe revered polymath Michelangelo\u003c/a\u003e, illustrating the Holy Family surrounded by classical nudes, all contained within a single, crowded scene. As one of Michelangelo’s few paintings, given his strong preference for sculpture, is a particularly rare example in the Uffizi Gallery, and well worth a visit to see the artist’s sculptural handling of paint which informed his three-dimensional work. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","date":"2023-05-09T13:11:40","modified":"2024-09-06T15:23:53","featuredImage":{"node":{"sourceUrl":"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/uffizi-gallery-entrance-florence.jpg","caption":"\u003cp\u003euffizi gallery entrance florence\u003c/p\u003e\n","altText":"uffizi gallery entrance florence"}},"includeUpdated":{"articleUpdated":null,"includeVideoIcon":null,"includeTableContent":null},"author":{"node":{"name":"Rosie Lesso","userId":9,"firstName":"Rosie","lastName":"Lesso","nicename":null,"slug":"rosielesso","description":"Rosie is a contributing writer and artist based in Scotland. She has produced writing for a wide range of arts organizations including Tate Modern, The National Galleries of Scotland, Art Monthly, and Scottish Art News, with a focus on modern and contemporary art. She holds an MA in Contemporary Art Theory from the University of Edinburgh and a BA in Fine Art from Edinburgh College of Art. Previously she has worked in both curatorial and educational roles, discovering how stories and history can enrich our experience of the arts.","designation":"MA Contemporary Art Theory, BA Fine Art","avatar":{"url":"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rosie-lesso-editor.jpg"}}},"categories":{"edges":[{"isPrimary":true,"node":{"name":"Answers","slug":"answers"}}]},"tags":{"edges":[{"node":{"name":"Artemisia Gentileschi"}},{"node":{"name":"birth of venus botticelli"}},{"node":{"name":"caravaggio"}},{"node":{"name":"Italian art"}},{"node":{"name":"italian renaissance art"}},{"node":{"name":"Judith and Holofernes"}},{"node":{"name":"madonna of the goldfinch raphael"}},{"node":{"name":"Michelangelo"}},{"node":{"name":"Raphael"}},{"node":{"name":"Sandro Botticelli"}}]}},"internalSlugArray":[{"id":"cG9zdDoyODg3OQ==","title":"The Medici Family: Ultimate Power and Legacy In The Renaissance","subtitle":"The Medici family are called the Godfathers of the Renaissance because they laid the groundwork for cultural prosperity in Florence. Their major innovations in banking, art, and architecture persist today.","content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_28925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28925\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28925\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/medici-family-crest-coat-arms-vatican.jpg\" alt=\"medici coat of arms\" width=\"1200\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/medici-family-crest-coat-arms-vatican.jpg 1200w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/medici-family-crest-coat-arms-vatican-300x173.jpg 300w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/medici-family-crest-coat-arms-vatican-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/medici-family-crest-coat-arms-vatican-768x442.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/medici-family-crest-coat-arms-vatican-150x86.jpg 150w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/medici-family-crest-coat-arms-vatican-600x345.jpg 600w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/medici-family-crest-coat-arms-vatican-696x400.jpg 696w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/medici-family-crest-coat-arms-vatican-1068x614.jpg 1068w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/medici-family-crest-coat-arms-vatican-730x420.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Medici Coat of Arms in the Vatican Museum, \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVatican City\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://galileo.rice.edu/lib/student_work/florence96/alexc/medici.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" \u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Medici family\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e is one of the most powerful and influential groups in European history. They innovated new banking systems and laid the groundwork to make Florence a cultural hotspot. Through their political strategy and patronage of major artists like Michelangelo, they created the High Renaissance. Such an extended family has a lot to talk about. Below are five highlights that outline the influence of the Medici family over hundreds of years. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. The Medici Family Influence Lasted 500 Years, Producing Popes, Queens, And Artists\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_28924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28924\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28924\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/map-florence-nuremberg-chronicle-e1595356192206.jpg\" alt=\"map of florence\" width=\"1100\" height=\"800\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://exhibits.stanford.edu/ruderman/catalog/dn209xj7445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMap of Florence from the Nuremberg Chronicle\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, 1493, via Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford University\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eItaly wasn\u0026#8217;t a unified nation when the Medici family’s power began. It was organized into city-states, contrary to surrounding nation-states like France. Some of these states were Siena, Venice, Naples, and \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFlorence\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e; the last of which is where the Medicis took hold. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe peak of their power lasted from 1434 to 1737, and produced figures who would extend their influence outside of Florence. These include four popes: Leo X, Clement VII, Pius IV, and Leo XI. As well as two queens of France: Catherine de’ Medici and Marie de’ Medici. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow Did They Rise To Power? \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_28918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28918\" style=\"width: 611px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28918\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cosimo-elder-portrait-pontormo-medici-family-e1595356263947.jpg\" alt=\"cosimo the elder\" width=\"611\" height=\"800\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/portrait-of-cosimo-the-elder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePortrait of Cosimo the Elder \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eby Jacopo Carucci (Pontormo)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, 1519-20, via The Uffizi Galleries, Florence\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe short answer is that they formed the largest bank in Europe in the 15th century, from 1397 to 1494. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCosimo the Elder (1389-1464) established the Medici bank in Florence. He expanded it into other city-states, including Geneva, Venice, and Rome, where the Papal States would begin to work with his business. In his lifetime, he would eventually go on to establish branches in foreign cities like London, Bruges, and Lübeck. These branches made it easy for the Papacy to order goods across Europe, and for bishoprics to pay fees from afar.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLocation is just one part of what made their bank prestigious. The Medici bank also developed some of the financial tools we still use today. They introduced Double Entry Bookkeeping, or the practice of recording a payer\u0026#8217;s debits and credits in one log. This made it easier and more accurate to calculate one\u0026#8217;s net worth. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAdditionally, it was dangerous to send large sums of money payments across the continent to pay for foreign goods in this era. The Medici Bank fixed this by inventing Letters of Credit. In practice, this could look like an Englishman paying a London Medici Bank in pounds for an art piece from Florence. The Florentine bank would then produce a Letter of Credit to the artist as proof of future payment. Then, the artist can deliver the work, and take his payout of the bank in his own currency. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThese achievements eventually helped the Medici family become the wealthiest in Europe.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Their Art Patronage Earned Them The Nickname “Godfathers of the Renaissance”\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_28922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28922\" style=\"width: 1273px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28922\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/lorenzo-medici-cosimo-i-paintings.jpg\" alt=\"portrait of lorenzo de medici\" width=\"1273\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/lorenzo-medici-cosimo-i-paintings.jpg 1273w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/lorenzo-medici-cosimo-i-paintings-300x189.jpg 300w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/lorenzo-medici-cosimo-i-paintings-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/lorenzo-medici-cosimo-i-paintings-768x483.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/lorenzo-medici-cosimo-i-paintings-150x94.jpg 150w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/lorenzo-medici-cosimo-i-paintings-600x377.jpg 600w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/lorenzo-medici-cosimo-i-paintings-696x437.jpg 696w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/lorenzo-medici-cosimo-i-paintings-1068x671.jpg 1068w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/lorenzo-medici-cosimo-i-paintings-668x420.jpg 668w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1273px) 100vw, 1273px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePortrait of Lorenzo de’Medici\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e by Giorgio Vasari\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, 1533-34, via The Uffizi Galleries, Florence (left), with \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.museothyssen.org/en/collection/artists/bronzino/cosimo-medici-armour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCosimo I de Medici in Armour\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e by Bronzino (Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, 1545, via Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid (right)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhat do the Sistine Chapel, the Duomo of Florence, and St. Peter\u0026#8217;s Basilica all have in common? The Medici family helped develop all of them. Through a mixture of peace-harvesting policies, patronage, and sometimes personal relationships, they created an atmosphere for artists like Michelangelo to create masterpieces.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey Set A Peaceful State For Art To Flourish\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_28927\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28927\" style=\"width: 568px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28927\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/pallas-centaur-sandro-botticelli-e1595356390804.jpg\" alt=\"pallas and centaur\" width=\"568\" height=\"800\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/pallas-and-the-centaur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePallas and the Centaur\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e by Sandro Botticelli\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, 1480-85, via The Uffizi Galleries, Florence\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBetween Florence, Milan, Naples, and Rome, Florence was \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003enot \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ethe most militarily powerful nation. This made it vulnerable to conquering in a period when Italian city-states would fight for power between each other. However, the Medici family were also astounding diplomats.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCosimo the Elder believed war was bad for trade and negotiated the end to a series of wars in Lombardy. This helped establish a mutual territory agreement between the states.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHis successor, \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/who-was-lorenzo-de-medici-magnificent/\"\u003eLorenzo de’ Medici (1449-1492)\u003c/a\u003e ardently continued to keep the \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://books.google.com/books?id=OSQ7BAAAQBAJ\u0026amp;pg=PT43\u0026amp;lpg=PT43\u0026amp;dq=treaty+of+lodi+lorenzo+de+medici\u0026amp;source=bl\u0026amp;ots=5UlnycK0wd\u0026amp;sig=ACfU3U3NNQW3oDNpLYHkdyLuHp3i3iKTbw\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwjS9c7DrarqAhXhUN8KHeluDk04ChDoATABegQICxAB#v=onepage\u0026amp;q=treaty%20of%20lodi%20lorenzo%20de%20medici\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTreaty of Lodi alive\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, the document which Naples, Milan, and Florence signed to keep their peace. Lorenzo also earned the love of Florentine citizens by doing acts such as freeing and clothing galley slaves.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn fact, \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/10-things-to-know-about-sandro-botticelli/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSandro Botticelli\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (1445-1510) is said to have made the piece \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePallas and the Centaur \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003efor him. \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/minerva-athena-goddess-of-war/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePallas Athena\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e is the Goddess of Knowledge and wisdom, while the centaur represents humanity\u0026#8217;s ferality. Lorenzo the Magnificent knew how to negotiate with Naples, even if Naples had a large army that could beat the Florentine\u0026#8217;s. Yet, Lorenzo kept Florence independent and safe- Making Lorenzo Athena, and Naples the centaur.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOn top of being a powerful political figure, he was one of the greatest Medici patrons. He funded several major artists, including Botticelli and Michelangelo.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLorenzo De’ Medici Allowed Michelangelo To Live With Him Like His Own Son \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_28921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28921\" style=\"width: 1042px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28921\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/lorenzo-medici-artists-michelangelo-fawn-head-ottavio-vannini-e1595356443754.jpg\" alt=\"lorenzo de medici and artists\" width=\"1042\" height=\"800\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.uffizi.it/en/pitti-palace/treasury-of-the-grand-dukes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLorenzo de\u0026#8217; Medici and His Artists in the Sculpture Garden \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eby Ottavio Vannini\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, 1635, via The Uffizi Galleries, Florence\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLorenzo met \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/the-marvel-that-was-michelangelo/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMichelangelo\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e when he was a young teenager studying at the Academy of San Marco. According to Ascanio Condivi\u0026#8217;s 1533 biography of Michelangelo, Lorenzo found him carving an ancient fawn stone head. He praised the young artist\u0026#8217;s skill but also teased him by pointing out an error: that an old fawn would not have a full set of healthy teeth. So Michelangelo knocked off a few teeth and showed Lorenzo the piece again. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis mixture of quick skill and talent charmed Lorenzo, so he invited the young artist to live in his palace from 1490 to 1492. There, Michelangelo studied under the great \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/top-10-things-to-know-about-donatello/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRenaissance artist Donatello\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. He lived alongside Lorenzo\u0026#8217;s sons, the future Pope Leo X and Pope Clement VII, who would commission his work for their Papal States in the future. So, when Lorenzo the Magnificent died in 1492, Michelangelo\u0026#8217;s relationship with the family endured.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn 1508, Pope Julius II, a non-Medici, commissioned Michelangelo to paint the upper walls of \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/sistine-chapel/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ethe Sistine Chapel\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. There was a break of 25 years before Michelangelo would touch it again. When Pope Clement VII came into power, he brought Michelangelo back to the altar by asking him to paint \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Last Judgment.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonatello Made Statues Symbolic Of Medici Values\u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_28915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28915\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28915\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/bronze-david-donatello-face.jpg\" alt=\"bronze david donatello\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/bronze-david-donatello-face.jpg 800w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/bronze-david-donatello-face-300x300.jpg 300w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/bronze-david-donatello-face-150x150.jpg 150w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/bronze-david-donatello-face-768x768.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/bronze-david-donatello-face-600x600.jpg 600w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/bronze-david-donatello-face-696x696.jpg 696w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/bronze-david-donatello-face-420x420.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBronze David \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eby Donatello\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, 1430-40, via Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCosimo the Elder commissioned Donatello\u0026#8217;s most famous piece, the bronze \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDavid. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHe intended to place it in the Palazzo Medici courtyard in Florence. This was a major piece because it was the first freestanding bronze cast statue of the \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/top-10-renaissance-masterpieces/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRenaissance era\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. It was also the first nude male statue in the area since those of Ancient Greece.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDonatello created \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eJudith and Holofernes \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003efor the garden fountain of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, as well. It stood alongside the bronze \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDavid\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e in front of Cosimo the Elder\u0026#8217;s family palace in 1457.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBoth David and Judith\u0026#8217;s stories in the Bible are symbolic of underdogs overthrowing tyranny. Likewise, \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://books.openedition.org/obp/1015?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFlorence viewed itself as tyrant slayers\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, standing powerful against their neighboring city states. Donatello effectively captured the core values of Florence and the Medici family through his work.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeonardo Da Vinci Studied In Their Network \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_28920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28920\" style=\"width: 537px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28920\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/leonardo-da-vinci-lorenzo-de-medici-e1595356517791.jpg\" alt=\"leonardo da vinci lorenzo de medici\" width=\"537\" height=\"800\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/25/collection/912442/recto-the-head-and-shoulders-of-a-young-man-wearing-a-cap-in-profile-verso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe head and shoulders of a young man wearing a cap in profile\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (may be a portrait of Lorenzo de’Medici) by Leonardo da Vinci\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, 1480-85, via The Royal Collection Trust, London\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLeonardo da Vinci didn\u0026#8217;t have as strong a patronage by the Medici family as other artists, but he did begin his education through their network.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAs a teenager, he became an apprentice of \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.nga.gov/features/verrocchio-closer-look.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAndrea del Verrocchio\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. Verrocchio was a sculptor and painter who created tombs for Cosimo, Giovanni, and Piero de\u0026#8217; Medici from the 1460s-70s. Under him, da Vinci learned about painting, sculpture, engineering, and metalwork. He stayed working with Verrocchio for a decade. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDespite this, Lorenzo de\u0026#8217; Medici \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/16/the-secret-lives-of-leonardo-da-vinci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003edid not include him\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e on a list of great painters for the Pope to hire in 1481\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn a diary entry from 1515, da Vinci \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://books.google.com/books?id=KWCNItrBe6oC\u0026amp;pg=PT239\u0026amp;lpg=PT239\u0026amp;dq=destruttori+di+vite+leonardo+da+vinci\u0026amp;source=bl\u0026amp;ots=jY6XFoGL5l\u0026amp;sig=ACfU3U397MoW7Mel8AlXjYJj2dPW3Sjavw\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwjs7dGUhbnqAhXmdN8KHU1NCagQ6AEwAHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage\u0026amp;q=destruttori%20di%20vite%20leonardo%20da%20vinci\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ewrote\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e,\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u0026#8220;\u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLi medici mi crearono e distrussono.\u0026#8221;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis translates to \u0026#8220;the Medici [or physicians] created me and then destroyed me.\u0026#8221;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eScholars are unsure if he meant to reference the Medici family, or physicians [the literal translation of \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003emedici]. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eda Vinci was known to be critical of physician careers, but its meaning remains a curiosity.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaphael Worked In The Vatican \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_28926\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28926\" style=\"width: 1203px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28926\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/meeting-leo-great-attila-hun-vatican.jpg\" alt=\"encouter of leo the great\" width=\"1203\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/meeting-leo-great-attila-hun-vatican.jpg 1203w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/meeting-leo-great-attila-hun-vatican-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/meeting-leo-great-attila-hun-vatican-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/meeting-leo-great-attila-hun-vatican-768x511.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/meeting-leo-great-attila-hun-vatican-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/meeting-leo-great-attila-hun-vatican-600x399.jpg 600w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/meeting-leo-great-attila-hun-vatican-696x463.jpg 696w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/meeting-leo-great-attila-hun-vatican-1068x710.jpg 1068w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/meeting-leo-great-attila-hun-vatican-632x420.jpg 632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1203px) 100vw, 1203px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/stanze-di-raffaello/stanza-di-eliodoro/incontro-di-leone-magno-con-attila.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEncounter of Leo the Great with Attila \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eby Raphael\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, 1514, via Musei Vaticani, Vatican City\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePope Leo X was Raphael\u0026#8217;s greatest commissioner. He hired him to do a set of ten tapestries intended for the lower walls of the Sistine Chapel. They illustrated the Acts of the Apostles, and can now be seen in the Pinacoteca Vaticana in Rome.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBefore Leo X, Pope Julius II assigned him to paint some of his most famous frescoes, including \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSchool of Athens \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eand \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDisputation of the Holy Sacrament. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBut after Julius II\u0026#8217;s death, Leo X continued to fund his work for the Papal rooms. Leonardo had painted a piece called \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Meeting of Leo the Great and Attila, \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ebased on Pope Leo I\u0026#8217;s meeting with Attila the Hun in 452 AD. He later changed Pope Leo I\u0026#8217;s face to resemble that of Leo X instead.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatronage In Architecture: Building The Uffizi, Il Duomo, And More\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_28931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28931\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28931\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/uffizi-gallery-entrance-medici-family.jpg\" alt=\"the uffizi gallery\" width=\"1200\" height=\"771\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/uffizi-gallery-entrance-medici-family.jpg 1200w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/uffizi-gallery-entrance-medici-family-300x193.jpg 300w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/uffizi-gallery-entrance-medici-family-1024x658.jpg 1024w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/uffizi-gallery-entrance-medici-family-768x493.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/uffizi-gallery-entrance-medici-family-150x96.jpg 150w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/uffizi-gallery-entrance-medici-family-600x386.jpg 600w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/uffizi-gallery-entrance-medici-family-696x447.jpg 696w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/uffizi-gallery-entrance-medici-family-1068x686.jpg 1068w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/uffizi-gallery-entrance-medici-family-654x420.jpg 654w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eThe Uffizi Gallery Entrance, Florence\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Medici family helped form the Uffizi Gallery, St. Peter\u0026#8217;s Basilica, and the Florence Cathedral.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCosimo I de’ Medici, First Duke of Tuscany (1519-1574), originally formed the Uffizi to be an administrative building for his family. The word \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eUffizi \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ein fact meant offices. It opened to the public as an art gallery in 1765, shortly after the last member of the Medici family died. Today, it houses \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Birth of Venus \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eby Sandro Botticelli, and \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLaocoön and his Sons\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e by Baccio Bandinelli.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePope Leo X also commissioned the completion of St. Peter\u0026#8217;s Basilica. Martin Luther, the leader of the Protestant Reformation, attacked his funding of this piece as an example of the Papacy\u0026#8217;s greed. In his 95 Thesis, the document which began the Reformation, he wrote \u0026#8221; why doesn\u0026#8217;t the Pope build the basilica of St Peter\u0026#8217;s out of his own money?\u0026#8221;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_28916\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28916\" style=\"width: 811px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28916\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/brunellesci-duomo-santa-maria-de-fiore-e1595356632114.jpeg\" alt=\"brunelleschi dome\" width=\"811\" height=\"800\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://duomo.firenze.it/it/scopri/cupola-di-brunelleschi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBrunelleschi\u0026#8217;s Dome \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eby Filippo Brunelleschi\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, 1436, via L’Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCosimo the Elder commissioned the \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDuomo \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ein the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (the Florence Cathedral). There were many pauses since the cathedral began construction in 1296, and no dome yet. Architects wanted to build it without Gothic buttresses, but this was a technical challenge. There was a competition to see who could plan it, and \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/filippo-brunelleschi-the-father-of-renaissance-architecture/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFilippo Brunelleschi\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e won. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBrunelleschi believed he could build the dome without scaffolding, but many still doubted his abilities. The Medici family, however, believed him enough to fund this work. Today, Brunelleschi\u0026#8217;s dome stands at 375.7 feet tall, making it one of the tallest domes in the world.\u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Even the Enemies and Conspiracies Against Them Inspired Fascinating Work \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_28928\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28928\" style=\"width: 957px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28928\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/pazzi-conspirator-hanged-leonardo-vinci-e1595356667341.jpg\" alt=\"pazzi conspirator hanged\" width=\"957\" height=\"800\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bZz4WVl3gcMC\u0026amp;pg=PA118\u0026amp;lpg=PA118\u0026amp;dq=Leonardo+da+Vinci+of+hanged+Pazzi+conspirator+Bernardo+Bandini+dei+Baroncelli\u0026amp;source=bl\u0026amp;ots=Y32-kHr27g\u0026amp;sig=ACfU3U3E_wv01BmAFSXG2bRYSNLM53NJzA\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwiImcW0icrqAhWpSxUIHc7UDrQQ6AEwCHoECAoQAQ#v=onepage\u0026amp;q=Leonardo%20da%20Vinci%20of%20hanged%20Pazzi%20conspirator%20Bernardo%20Bandini%20dei%20Baroncelli\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePazzi Conspirator Bernardo Bandini Baroncelli Shown Hanged\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e by Leonardo da Vinci\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, 1479, in the Musée Bonnat-Helleu, Bayonne\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Pazzi Conspiracy was a plot between Francesco de Pazzi and the Papacy to overthrow Medici power.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOn April 26th, 1478, the Cathedral of Florence held a public mass with an audience of 10,000 people. Among the crowd were Lorenzo the Magnificent and his brother Giuliano de’ Medici. A group of men interrupted the mass, attacking the duo with knives. Giuliano de’ Medici was stabbed to death, but Lorenzo de’ Medici managed to the church sacristy with only wounds.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSeeing their beloved Lorenzo the Magnificent attacked, the Florentine citizens took matters into their own hands. They captured conspirator Jacopo de\u0026#8217; Pazzi, threw him out a window, and then dragged him to the Arno River. Salviati, a co-conspirator who was also an archbishop of Pisa, was hanged outside the Palazzo Vecchio. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eUltimately, the attempt failed, and the Medici family threw remaining Pazzi members out of Florence. The event only strengthened control of their city and was commemorated in art by Stefano Ussi and Tancredi Scarpelli.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichelangelo\u0026#8217;s \u003ci\u003eDavid\u003c/i\u003e: A Rebellion Against The Medici Family? \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_28930\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28930\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28930\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/statue-david-michelangelo-medici-family.jpg\" alt=\"statue david michelangelo\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/statue-david-michelangelo-medici-family.jpg 1200w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/statue-david-michelangelo-medici-family-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/statue-david-michelangelo-medici-family-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/statue-david-michelangelo-medici-family-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/statue-david-michelangelo-medici-family-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/statue-david-michelangelo-medici-family-600x400.jpg 600w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/statue-david-michelangelo-medici-family-696x464.jpg 696w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/statue-david-michelangelo-medici-family-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/statue-david-michelangelo-medici-family-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDavid \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eby Michelangelo\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, 1501-04, via Galleria dell’ Accademia, Florence\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe statue of David was originally commissioned by the Arte Della Llane in 1501 \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/the-story-of-michelangelos-david\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eto be placed in the Cathedral of Florence\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. The Medici family had been in exile since 1494 due to political losses and would return later in 1512.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe government that replaced the Medicis was firmly anti-Medici. \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDavid, \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ethe biblical figure who defeated a giant with only a rock, was the perfect symbol for an unstable Florence. Not only was Florence surrounded by city-states who always threatened its power, but now, also by the Medicis, who some saw as tyrants.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn 1504, the government decided to place \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDavid \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ein the city\u0026#8217;s town hall instead. They oriented \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDavid\u0026#8217;s \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eeyes to point to Rome, where the Medicis were in exile. Considering that it was originally intended for a Cathedral, it\u0026#8217;s unlikely that Michelangelo intended for it to be political. This is especially considering the Medici\u0026#8217;s help in his own artistic development.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEven when a High Renaissance piece was spurred \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eagainst \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ethe Medici family, it was still ultimately about them. \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/classicism-and-the-renaissance-the-rebirth-of-antiquity-in-europe/\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDavid\u0026#8217;s \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eperfect Renaissance contrapposto\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e and affiliation makes him one of the greatest Renaissance highlights today.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMachiavelli Wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Prince \u003c/i\u003eTo Get On Their Good Side\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_28923\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28923\" style=\"width: 622px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28923\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/machiavelli-santi-di-tito-medici-family-e1595356734656.jpg\" alt=\"portrait niccolo machiavelli\" width=\"622\" height=\"800\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePortrait of Niccolò Machiavelli \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eby Santi di Tito, late 1500s, via Palazzo Vecchio, Florence \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Medici family was exiled from 1494 to 1513, when Piero de’ Medici surrendered control to France. Meanwhile, \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/virtu-and-fortuna-according-to-niccolo-machiavelli/\"\u003eMachiavelli\u003c/a\u003e was a prominent political theorist and diplomat. In the vacuum of the Medici, he formed a network with Anti-Medici government figures.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.history.com/topics/renaissance/medici-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Medici family returned to power in 1513\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, and organized a list of conspirators who would likely plot to overthrow them. Machiavelli\u0026#8217;s name was on the list, so they imprisoned, tortured, and exiled him. However, there \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://itatti.harvard.edu/news/banishment-and-arrest-niccol%C3%B2-machiavelli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ewasn\u0026#8217;t enough evidence\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e of his direct involvement for them to execute him, so Pope Leo X allowed them to remain in exile.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMachiavelli dedicated \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/machiavelli-the-prince-was-a-job-application-2017-1?r=US\u0026amp;IR=T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Prince\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e to the next Medici ruler\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e of Florence as a guide on how to capture and keep control of a state. He did this to get a position within the Medici court, but it failed. Only in 1520 did he re-enter public life, when Cardinal Giulio de’ Medici commissioned him to write a history of Florence.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. They Stimulated Science, Music, And Fashion\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_28919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28919\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28919\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/galileo-galilei-starry-messenger-astronomy.jpg\" alt=\"early copy starry messenger\" width=\"1500\" height=\"669\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/galileo-galilei-starry-messenger-astronomy.jpg 1500w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/galileo-galilei-starry-messenger-astronomy-300x134.jpg 300w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/galileo-galilei-starry-messenger-astronomy-1024x457.jpg 1024w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/galileo-galilei-starry-messenger-astronomy-768x343.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/galileo-galilei-starry-messenger-astronomy-150x67.jpg 150w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/galileo-galilei-starry-messenger-astronomy-600x268.jpg 600w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/galileo-galilei-starry-messenger-astronomy-696x310.jpg 696w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/galileo-galilei-starry-messenger-astronomy-1392x621.jpg 1392w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/galileo-galilei-starry-messenger-astronomy-1068x476.jpg 1068w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/galileo-galilei-starry-messenger-astronomy-942x420.jpg 942w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/galilei-galileo-1564-1642-sidereus-nuncius-magna-longeque-5388529-details.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEarly copy \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eStarry Messenger (Sidereus nuncius magna, longeque admirabilia spectacula pandens) \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eby Galileo\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e1610, via Christie\u0026#8217;s\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGalileo Galilei was the tutor to Cosimo I de’ Medici, grand duke of Tuscany. In 1610, he published \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Starry Messenger, \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ewhere he described recent discoveries he made through a telescope. In it, he noted that Jupiter had moons, naming them the \u0026#8220;Medicean stars.\u0026#8221;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn music, Bartolomeo Cristofori was the first to \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cris/hd_cris.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003einvent the piano\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e while working in Fernando de’ Medici\u0026#8217;s court. The Renaissance also saw the birth of operas in the late 1500s. The Medicis provided financial support for major opera houses like the \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://books.google.com/books?id=_poqDwAAQBAJ\u0026amp;pg=PA215\u0026amp;lpg=PA215\u0026amp;dq=invention+of+the+opera+medici\u0026amp;source=bl\u0026amp;ots=PKi9h9OR2x\u0026amp;sig=ACfU3U0DjzI_aokCiwAYEuMPC-AGXHs6pg\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwiF4P7K5LbqAhXFnuAKHbEyBYMQ6AEwFXoECA4QAQ#v=onepage\u0026amp;q=invention%20of%20the%20opera%20medici\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePergola theater.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCatherine de’ Medici married King Henry II of France. She was a short woman and wanted to appear taller before meeting the French court. So she commissioned a pair of \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://umma.umich.edu/archive/view/ONLINE/women/real_stories/profiles/catherine.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ehigh heel shoes\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, turning them into symbols of wealth and status. This was remarkable in a time where high heels were reserved for butchers who didn\u0026#8217;t want to get blood on their feet. She helped to improve and \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://books.google.com/books?id=N_2HDAAAQBAJ\u0026amp;pg=PA165\u0026amp;lpg=PA165\u0026amp;dq=catherine+de+medici+side+saddle\u0026amp;source=bl\u0026amp;ots=pf63sjFb5t\u0026amp;sig=ACfU3U0WR6cDq8wAO-jSDixy_4UeVp9m6w\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;sa=X\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwiMzIaE57bqAhUlh-AKHWO7CSQ4ChDoATAHegQIChAB#v=onepage\u0026amp;q=catherine%20de%20medici%20side%20saddle\u0026amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003epopularize the horse side saddle\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, so women could ride without exposing themselves. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. The Last Of The Medici Family Secured Her Treasures In Florence\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_28929\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28929\" style=\"width: 673px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28929\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/portrait-anna-maria-luisa-medici-antonio-franchi-e1595356824892.jpg\" alt=\"portrait of anna maria luisa\" width=\"673\" height=\"800\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.uffizi.it/en/events/concert-for-cello-and-voice-by-naomi-berrill-to-celebrate-the-family-pact-and-the-electress-palatine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePortrait of Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e by Antonio Franchi\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, 1690, via The Uffizi Galleries, Florence \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe last Grand Duke of Tuscany, Gian Gastone de\u0026#8217; Medici, died in 1737 with no sons. Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici was the only member of the family left and didn\u0026#8217;t have any children. With no one to continue their lineage, she knew that the power of Tuscany would go to Francis of Lorraine.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAnna Maria accepted that all the art, books, maps, and houses her family-owned would be transferred to them. However, she created a Family Pact, declaring that these treasures should not leave Florence. She \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/47346/PDF/1/play/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003edetailed\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e,\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u0026#8220;That these things being for the ornament of the state, for the benefit of the people and for an inducement to the curiosity of foreigners, nothing shall be alienated or taken away from the capital or from the territories of the Grand Duchy.\u0026#8221;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe next leaders followed her wishes. Anna Maria essentially succeeded at keeping Florence the capital of everything the Medicis created. Florence continues to see about 16 million tourists a year, who come to see what this fascinating family built. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","slug":"the-medici-family-legacy","uri":"/the-medici-family-legacy/","featuredImage":{"node":{"sourceUrl":"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/medici-family-crest-coat-arms-vatican-768x442.jpg","altText":"medici coat of arms"}},"includeUpdated":{"articleUpdated":null,"includeVideoIcon":null,"includeTableContent":null},"author":{"node":{"name":"Jacqueline Martinez","userId":5,"firstName":"Jacqueline","lastName":"Martinez","nicename":null,"slug":"jacqueline-martinez","description":"Jacqueline Martinez graduated with her BA in English (Writing \u0026amp; Rhetoric, to be fancy) in 2019. During her time in college, she worked in a Miami-based art gallery. She has attended major art fairs like Art Basel and Art Miami, recording new exhibitions and art trends in her articles. In 2018, she studied abroad in France, where she learned about art history in some of the world’s major museums. Since graduating, she has aimed to keep learning while passing on her experiences to those who are novices like she once was.","designation":"BA English Writing","avatar":{"url":"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/jacqueline-martinez-110x110.jpg"}}},"categories":{"edges":[{"node":{"name":"Art","slug":"art"}},{"node":{"name":"The Renaissance","slug":"renaissance-period"}}]}},{"id":"cG9zdDo3MDM2Mw==","title":"Renaissance vs. Baroque: What Are the Differences?","subtitle":"The Renaissance and Baroque were both significant movements in the history of art, but there are many differences between them.","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-70364 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/renaissance-vs-baroque-differences.jpg\" alt=\"renaissance vs baroque differences\" width=\"1200\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/renaissance-vs-baroque-differences.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/renaissance-vs-baroque-differences-300x173.jpg 300w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/renaissance-vs-baroque-differences-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/renaissance-vs-baroque-differences-768x442.jpg 768w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/renaissance-vs-baroque-differences-150x86.jpg 150w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/renaissance-vs-baroque-differences-600x345.jpg 600w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/renaissance-vs-baroque-differences-696x400.jpg 696w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/renaissance-vs-baroque-differences-1068x614.jpg 1068w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/renaissance-vs-baroque-differences-730x420.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Renaissance and Baroque are two European art movements that came after the \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/medieval-artwork-gemstones/\"\u003eMiddle Ages\u003c/a\u003e. Both styles spread across the arts and architecture, shaping the nature of culture across much of Europe. Meanwhile both styles focused heavily on Judeo-Christian or Greco-Roman topics. However, there are distinct differences between the two styles that make them easier to distinguish from one another. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/did-renaissance-artists-steal-ideas/\"\u003eRenaissance\u003c/a\u003e came first, lasting roughly from the 14\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eth\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e to the 17\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eth\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e century, and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/grotesque-architecture-baroque-rococo/\"\u003eBaroque\u003c/a\u003e grew out of advancements made during the Renaissance, lasting roughly from the 17\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eth\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e to the mid-18\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eth\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e century. But there are also some key stylistic differences between them which we will go into in more detail below, as well as examining their historical contexts.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Renaissance Came First\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_52126\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52126\" style=\"width: 1447px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52126 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/last-supper-da-vinci.jpg\" alt=\"da vinci last supper fresco\" width=\"1447\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/last-supper-da-vinci.jpg 1447w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/last-supper-da-vinci-300x166.jpg 300w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/last-supper-da-vinci-1024x566.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/last-supper-da-vinci-768x425.jpg 768w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/last-supper-da-vinci-150x83.jpg 150w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/last-supper-da-vinci-600x332.jpg 600w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/last-supper-da-vinci-696x385.jpg 696w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/last-supper-da-vinci-1392x770.jpg 1392w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/last-supper-da-vinci-1068x590.jpg 1068w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/last-supper-da-vinci-760x420.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1447px) 100vw, 1447px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eLeonardo da Vinci’s Renaissance fresco The Last Supper, 1494-1498, Santa Maria delle Grazie\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Renaissance emerged out of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/middle-ages-gothic-revival-buildings/\"\u003eMiddle Ages\u003c/a\u003e, marking a momentous historical period of transition towards modernity. The rebirth of classical art, along with new understandings about science, nature and human anatomy profoundly shaped the nature of \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/where-did-the-renaissance-begin/\"\u003eRenaissance\u003c/a\u003e art. It’s birthplace was in Florence, but Renaissance ideas quickly gathered pace across much of Europe, with different nations evolving their own stylistic approaches. Meanwhile, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/baroque-artists-you-should-know/\"\u003eBaroque\u003c/a\u003e period grew out of Mannerism, or the late Renaissance period, in which artists began experimenting with greater theatricality and emotional impact. began in Rome during the 17\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eth\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e century and again spread throughout Europe. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Renaissance Was Naturalistic\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_68247\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68247\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-68247 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/school-athens-rafael-2.jpg\" alt=\"school athens rafael\" width=\"1000\" height=\"776\" srcset=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/school-athens-rafael-2.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/school-athens-rafael-2-300x233.jpg 300w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/school-athens-rafael-2-768x596.jpg 768w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/school-athens-rafael-2-150x116.jpg 150w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/school-athens-rafael-2-600x466.jpg 600w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/school-athens-rafael-2-696x540.jpg 696w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/school-athens-rafael-2-541x420.jpg 541w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eRaphael’s Renaissance masterwork The School of Athens, 1511. Via Musei Vaticani\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/most-famous-renaissance-sculptures/\"\u003eRenaissance art\u003c/a\u003e shows naturalistic depictions of the human body, which artists achieved through the close study of human anatomy. In painting, a series of technical and stylistic breakthroughs allowed artists to achieve startlingly lifelike results. These include elements of foreshortening, sfumato (hazy light effects) and chiaroscuro (dramatic light and shadow) allowed artists to create believable qualities of volume. Meanwhile the discovery of linear perspective in drawing, painting and printing meant artists could create the effects of deep visual space, as seen in \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/get-to-know-raphael-the-prince-of-painters/\"\u003eRaphael\u003c/a\u003e’s masterful \u003cem\u003eSchool of Athens, \u003c/em\u003e1511.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRenaissance Art and Design Was Ordered and Stable\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_45884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45884\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45884 size-full\" src=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/filippo-brunelleschi-dome-florence-italy-santa-maria-del-fiore-italia.jpg\" alt=\"Filippo Brunelleschi architect, Duomo Dome of Florence, Italy, Santa Maria\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/filippo-brunelleschi-dome-florence-italy-santa-maria-del-fiore-italia.jpg 1200w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/filippo-brunelleschi-dome-florence-italy-santa-maria-del-fiore-italia-300x200.jpg 300w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/filippo-brunelleschi-dome-florence-italy-santa-maria-del-fiore-italia-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/filippo-brunelleschi-dome-florence-italy-santa-maria-del-fiore-italia-768x512.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/filippo-brunelleschi-dome-florence-italy-santa-maria-del-fiore-italia-150x100.jpg 150w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/filippo-brunelleschi-dome-florence-italy-santa-maria-del-fiore-italia-600x400.jpg 600w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/filippo-brunelleschi-dome-florence-italy-santa-maria-del-fiore-italia-696x464.jpg 696w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/filippo-brunelleschi-dome-florence-italy-santa-maria-del-fiore-italia-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/filippo-brunelleschi-dome-florence-italy-santa-maria-del-fiore-italia-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eFilippo Brunelleschi architect, Duomo Dome of Florence, Italy, Santa Maria\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRenaissance art and \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/filippo-brunelleschi-the-father-of-renaissance-architecture/\"\u003earchitecture\u003c/a\u003e relied on mathematically precise compositions and designs which explored ideal harmony and the golden ratio. Artists and designers arranged elements of height, width, symmetry and proportion carefully against one another to create calm order and stability. Horizontal and vertical lines were key in helping them achieve these visual effects. Architects used ordered \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/10-characteristics-of-renaissance-architecture/\"\u003earches, domes, pediments and columns\u003c/a\u003e in close accordance with one another, building on the examples set out by classical design.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Baroque Was Heightened and Dramatic\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_32975\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32975\" style=\"width: 653px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32975 size-full\" src=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/bernini-gian-lorenzo-david-sculpture-baroque-marble-1-e1605462267836.jpg\" alt=\"david gian lorenzo bernini baroque sculpture\" width=\"653\" height=\"800\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eDavid by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1623-24, via Galleria Borghese, Rome\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBy contrast, the Baroque took the naturalistic achievements of the Renaissance and ramped them up for heightened theatricality and dramatic effect. In art, key features are high contrast, stark lighting, elongated bodies, and exaggerated elements of motion. Strong diagonal compositions allowed them to create dynamic sensations of tension, disruption and unease. These off-kilter effects create excitement and danger, pulling us into the theatricality of the moment.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_33701\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33701\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33701 size-full\" src=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/caravaggio-paintings-the-martyrdom-of-st-matthew-e1607282202454.jpg\" alt=\"caravaggio martyrdom of st matthew baroque painting\" width=\"850\" height=\"800\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe Martyrdom of St Matthew by Caravaggio, 1600, in Contarelli Chapel, Rome, via Web Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOne key feature of \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/baroque-and-rococo-art-compared-the-masculine-and-the-feminine/\"\u003eBaroque art\u003c/a\u003e was \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/caravaggio-scandalous-crimes-baroque-artist/\"\u003eTenebrism\u003c/a\u003e, or the creation of suspense through stark, high-contrast lighting, as seen in most of \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/8-intriguing-facts-to-know-about-caravaggio/\"\u003eCaravaggio\u003c/a\u003e’s paintings. \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/gian-lorenzo-bernini/\"\u003eGiovanni Bernini\u003c/a\u003e’s \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDavid\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, 1623-24, is another prime example of Baroque art, showing the Biblical hero caught in the middle of throwing stone, in contrast with the more placid \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/david-sculptures-renaissance-florence-donatello-michelangelo/\"\u003eRenaissance depictions of the same character\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Baroque Was More Ornate\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_70367\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70367\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70367\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/raising-of-the-cross-peter-paul-rubens.jpg\" alt=\"peter paul rubens raising the cross baroque painting\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/raising-of-the-cross-peter-paul-rubens.jpg 1000w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/raising-of-the-cross-peter-paul-rubens-300x300.jpg 300w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/raising-of-the-cross-peter-paul-rubens-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/raising-of-the-cross-peter-paul-rubens-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/raising-of-the-cross-peter-paul-rubens-600x600.jpg 600w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/raising-of-the-cross-peter-paul-rubens-696x696.jpg 696w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/raising-of-the-cross-peter-paul-rubens-420x420.jpg 420w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/raising-of-the-cross-peter-paul-rubens-840x840.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003ePeter Paul Rubens’s Baroque depiction of, Raising of the Cross, 1610.\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eToday, the word Baroque usually implies that which is highly detailed and elaborate. In \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/important-baroque-paintings/\"\u003eBaroque art\u003c/a\u003e and architecture, ostentatious details like flapping drapes, overlapping bodies, jutting out foreshortened arms and legs, and wildly contrasting textures of fabric, skin and scenery create sensations of turmoil in stark contrast with the rational order of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/role-of-women-in-italian-renaissance/\"\u003eRenaissance\u003c/a\u003e. In \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/6-things-about-peter-paul-rubens-you-probably-didnt-know/\"\u003eRubens\u003c/a\u003e’s \u003c/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRaising of the Cross\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e we see multiple figures all caught mid-motion in this terrifying moment of brutality. Baroque sculpture is equally as complex, often featuring figures grouped into dynamic, energized moments like actors in a play, with many different ideal viewing angles. Meanwhile Baroque architecture is, perhaps unsurprisingly, bigger and more grandiose than that of the Renaissance, featuring large masses and vast domes pointing towards the sky.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","slug":"renaissance-vs-baroque-what-are-the-differences","uri":"/renaissance-vs-baroque-what-are-the-differences/","featuredImage":{"node":{"sourceUrl":"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/renaissance-vs-baroque-differences-768x442.jpg","altText":"renaissance vs baroque differences"}},"includeUpdated":{"articleUpdated":null,"includeVideoIcon":null,"includeTableContent":null},"author":{"node":{"name":"Rosie Lesso","userId":9,"firstName":"Rosie","lastName":"Lesso","nicename":null,"slug":"rosielesso","description":"Rosie is a contributing writer and artist based in Scotland. She has produced writing for a wide range of arts organizations including Tate Modern, The National Galleries of Scotland, Art Monthly, and Scottish Art News, with a focus on modern and contemporary art. She holds an MA in Contemporary Art Theory from the University of Edinburgh and a BA in Fine Art from Edinburgh College of Art. Previously she has worked in both curatorial and educational roles, discovering how stories and history can enrich our experience of the arts.","designation":"MA Contemporary Art Theory, BA Fine Art","avatar":{"url":"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rosie-lesso-editor-150x150.jpg"}}},"categories":{"edges":[{"node":{"name":"Answers","slug":"answers"}},{"node":{"name":"The Renaissance","slug":"renaissance-period"}}]}},{"id":"cG9zdDoxOTYzNw==","title":"10 Things To Know About Sandro Botticelli","subtitle":"The paintings of 15th century artist, Sandro Botticelli, paved the way for the European Renaissance. Read on to discover more about his artistic inspirations, magnificent creations and tumultuous life.","content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_43133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43133\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43133\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Primavera-by-Botticelli-most-famous-paintings.jpg\" alt=\"Primavera, one of Botticelli's most famous paintings\" width=\"1200\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Primavera-by-Botticelli-most-famous-paintings.jpg 1200w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Primavera-by-Botticelli-most-famous-paintings-300x173.jpg 300w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Primavera-by-Botticelli-most-famous-paintings-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Primavera-by-Botticelli-most-famous-paintings-768x442.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Primavera-by-Botticelli-most-famous-paintings-150x86.jpg 150w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Primavera-by-Botticelli-most-famous-paintings-600x345.jpg 600w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Primavera-by-Botticelli-most-famous-paintings-696x400.jpg 696w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Primavera-by-Botticelli-most-famous-paintings-1068x614.jpg 1068w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Primavera-by-Botticelli-most-famous-paintings-730x420.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003ePrimavera, one of Botticelli\u0026#8217;s most famous paintings\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c0\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nThe artist known as Sandro Botticelli was born in 1445 as Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, and is thought to have received the nickname Botticelli’, or ‘Little Barrel’ by the older brother who raised him. Growing up in Florence, the young Botticelli witnessed the genesis of the European Renaissance first-hand and would go on to shape its early decades.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c5\"\u003e10. From A Young Age, It Is Clear That Botticelli Had An Artistic Talent\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c6 c4\"\u003eLater biographies recall that Botticelli distinguished himself as a boy by his intelligence, creativity and also his naughtiness. As well as his practical jokes, Botticelli was known for his artistic talents, and as a result he soon began to work as an apprentice, after leaving school.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c6 c4\"\u003eApprenticeships were by no means unusual for young men during the 15th century, but Botticelli was unusually lucky to find himself under the guidance of one of the period’s most important artistic figures.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_19914\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19914\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19914\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image3-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image3-4.png 800w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image3-4-208x300.png 208w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image3-4-710x1024.png 710w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image3-4-768x1108.png 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image3-4-561x809.png 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image3-4-364x525.png 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image3-4-728x1050.png 728w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image3-4-608x877.png 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image3-4-758x1093.png 758w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image3-4-313x452.png 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePortrait of Young Man with Red Cap \u003c/em\u003ecould very well be a self-portrait\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c5\"\u003e9. Botticelli Learnt His Craft From Filippo Lippi\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c1 c4\"\u003eBotticelli was apprenticed to \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/filippo-lippi-italian-renaissance-artist/\"\u003eFilippo Lippi\u003c/a\u003e, a Florentine friar and artist who had similarly spent his childhood paying more attention to his sketches than his lessons. After being released from his religious obligations to pursue painting, and subsequently being kidnapped by pirates, Lippi eventually rose to prominence as an artist. He is said to have been so popular that Cosimo de Medici imprisoned him to force him to produce paintings, but Lippi escaped by climbing out of his window.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c9 c4\"\u003eWhether or not the more sensational stories about Filippo Lippi’s work are exaggerated, it is certain that he played a key role in the seminal years of the Italian Renaissance. He practiced the new principles of linear perspective that gave his work depth, and was an early proponent of grand portrait that came to be a hallmark of the period. Botticelli learnt many techniques from Lippi, including the art of \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/16-famous-renaissance-artists/\"\u003epainting frescoes\u003c/a\u003e, and his master’s influence is visible throughout the student’s oeuvre.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_19913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19913\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19913\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image2-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image2-3.png 800w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image2-3-204x300.png 204w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image2-3-695x1024.png 695w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image2-3-768x1131.png 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image2-3-561x826.png 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image2-3-364x536.png 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image2-3-728x1072.png 728w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image2-3-608x895.png 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image2-3-758x1116.png 758w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image2-3-313x461.png 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eFra Filippo Lippi’s \u003cem\u003eMadonna with child and two angels.\u003c/em\u003e The face of Mary is thought to have been based on that of Lippi’s lover, Lucrezia Butti, a nun who had run away with the Friar after he came to her convent to find a model, via The Uffizi Gallery.\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c5\"\u003e8. Botticelli Soon Developed His Independent Style\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c4 c9\"\u003eFilippo Lippi’s paintings were largely characterized by a soft, light and delicate style, and the initial work of Botticelli shares this approach. Once his apprenticeship was over, however, Botticelli adapted what he had learnt and began to incorporate the sense of sculptural definition and strong curvature that was in fashion among his peers. This meant adding new vigor and drama to his paintings, replicating the colors and dynamism of nature on canvas or wood. By 1470, Botticelli had established his own workshop in Florence, and began to be recognized as a master artist.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_19916\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19916\" style=\"width: 422px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19916\" style=\"text-align: center;\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image5-3.png\" alt=\"The style exemplified in his personification, Fortitude, captures Botticelli’s unique adaptation of the lessons he learned as an apprentice, via Wikiart.\" width=\"422\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image5-3.png 700w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image5-3-158x300.png 158w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image5-3-540x1024.png 540w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image5-3-561x1064.png 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image5-3-364x691.png 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image5-3-608x1153.png 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image5-3-313x594.png 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eThe style exemplified in his personification, Fortitude, captures Botticelli’s unique adaptation of the lessons he learned as an apprentice\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mceTemp\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c0 c4\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nIn the early years of his independent career, Botticelli fully embraced the ongoing tension of the Renaissance: tradition and innovation, the Medieval and the modern, Christianity and mythology, symbolism and realism all meet in his work. So well did he capture the spirit of the age that in 1481, he was commissioned by the Pope to manage the interior decoration of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/sistine-chapel/\"\u003eVatican’s Sistine Chapel\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_19915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19915\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19915\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image4-1.png\" alt=\"Botticelli’s The Punishment of Korah and the Stoning of Moses and Aaron adorns the walls of the Sistine Chapel, via Web Gallery of Art.\" width=\"800\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image4-1.png 800w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image4-1-300x189.png 300w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image4-1-768x483.png 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image4-1-561x353.png 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image4-1-364x229.png 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image4-1-728x458.png 728w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image4-1-608x382.png 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image4-1-758x477.png 758w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image4-1-313x197.png 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eBotticelli’s\u003cem\u003e The Punishment of Korah and the Stoning of Moses and Aaron \u003c/em\u003eadorns the walls of the Sistine Chapel, via Web Gallery of Art.\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c5\"\u003e7. But He Was Nonetheless Still Indebted To His Master\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c6 c4\"\u003eBy training under such a prominent artist as Filippo Lippi, Botticelli inherited a circle of valuable connections. For one, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/the-medici-family-legacy/\"\u003eMedici family\u003c/a\u003e, who had insisted that Lippi produce work for them, in turn became interested in Botticelli, who spent nearly his entire life working under their patronage. It was for the Medici that Botticelli painted his famous ‘Primavera’, an allegorical scene abundant with natural and symbolic imagery.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c6 c4\"\u003eHis contacts at the Vatican also proved useful, as Botticelli was commissioned to paint the official portraits of several Popes throughout his lifetime, a great honor that convinced the artist to relocate, albeit briefly, away from his beloved Florence.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c9 c18 c4\"\u003eIt was in his native city that most of his work took place; Botticelli adorned the Santa Maria Novella his renowned \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c9 c18 c4 c20\"\u003eAdoration of the Magi\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c9 c18 c4\"\u003e. In this painting, the faces of the three wise men are based on those of Cosimo, Piero and Giovanni de Medici. The piece also contains the only known self-portrait of Botticelli.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c0\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_19918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19918\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19918 size-full\" style=\"text-align: center;\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image7-2.png\" alt=\"The Adoration of the Magi, via Wikiart.\" width=\"800\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image7-2.png 800w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image7-2-300x108.png 300w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image7-2-768x277.png 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image7-2-561x203.png 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image7-2-364x131.png 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image7-2-728x263.png 728w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image7-2-608x220.png 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image7-2-758x274.png 758w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image7-2-313x113.png 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eThe Adoration of the Magi\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c5\"\u003e6. In True Renaissance Style, Botticelli Embraced The Ideas And Stories Of The Classical World\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c6 c4\"\u003eArguably, Botticelli’s most important pieces were not the devotional altarpieces, symbolic frescoes or papal portraits with which he decorated Italy’s churches, but instead his depictions of classical myths and legends.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c4 c6\"\u003eAmong these paintings are ‘Venus and Mars’, in which the pale, lucid figures of the gods languish before three satyrs brandishing a lance and an opalescent helmet, and ‘The Birth of Venus’, which is now ubiquitously famous. In these works, Botticelli evokes the harmony and balance which was associated with classical art, and which later characterized the neoclassical movement.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_19917\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19917\" style=\"width: 2500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19917\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image6-3.png\" alt=\"Venus and Mars, via Wikiart.\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1020\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image6-3.png 2500w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image6-3-300x122.png 300w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image6-3-1024x418.png 1024w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image6-3-768x313.png 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image6-3-1536x627.png 1536w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image6-3-2048x836.png 2048w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image6-3-561x229.png 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image6-3-1122x458.png 1122w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image6-3-364x149.png 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image6-3-728x297.png 728w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image6-3-608x248.png 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image6-3-758x309.png 758w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image6-3-1152x470.png 1152w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image6-3-313x128.png 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVenus and Mars\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n5. Botticelli’s Life Was Interrupted By Political Turmoil In Florence\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c6 c4\"\u003eThroughout the final decade of the 15th century, the city state of Florence was rocked by political division and conflict, while Italy as a whole was thrown into turmoil by a French invasion combined with the ongoing plague. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c6 c4\"\u003eAt the heart of all this tumult was the infamous friar, Savonarola, whose demands for ecclesiastical reform resulted in his ex-communication by the Pope. \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c6 c4\"\u003eSavonarola played an important role in the expulsion of the Medici from Florence, and the establishment of a temporary republic. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c6 c4\"\u003eEven though the friar was responsible for the exile of his most important clients, Botticelli is believed to have become one of Savonarola’s followers. It is even said that the artist burned some of his more risqué paintings on his orders.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_19920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19920\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19920\" style=\"text-align: center;\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image9-1.png\" alt=\"A striking contemporary portrait of Savonarola\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image9-1.png 800w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image9-1-225x300.png 225w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image9-1-768x1023.png 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image9-1-561x748.png 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image9-1-364x485.png 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image9-1-728x970.png 728w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image9-1-608x810.png 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image9-1-758x1010.png 758w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image9-1-313x417.png 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eA striking contemporary portrait of Savonarola\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n4. The Turbulent Environment Was Reflected In His Work\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c6 c4\"\u003eBotticelli’s work subsequently became more reflective, dark and brooding. The paintings he produced during the period of Savonarola’s influence and its aftermath are characterized by a feeling of angst, echoing the fanatical friar’s prophesies. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c6 c4\"\u003eGone is the ornate and indulgent richness of his earlier work, and in its wake appears a straightforward, often melancholy, style. Celebratory depictions of Bible stories and lavish mythical images are replaced with somber reflections on religion and morality.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_19919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19919\" style=\"width: 552px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19919\" style=\"text-align: center;\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image8-10.jpg\" alt=\"The haunting Mystic Crucifixion, via History Link 101.\" width=\"552\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image8-10.jpg 800w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image8-10-207x300.jpg 207w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image8-10-707x1024.jpg 707w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image8-10-768x1113.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image8-10-561x813.jpg 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image8-10-364x527.jpg 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image8-10-728x1055.jpg 728w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image8-10-608x881.jpg 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image8-10-758x1098.jpg 758w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image8-10-313x453.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eThe haunting Mystic Crucifixion\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: inherit;\"\u003eThe turn of the century saw Botticelli produce two important paintings, ‘Mystic Crucifixion’ and ‘Mystic Nativity’. Scenes from the beginning and end of the life of Christ, these pieces are devoid of any sense of exaltation.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: inherit;\"\u003eInstead, Botticelli frames them as apocalyptic moments, which he presents with a deep emotional intensity. It is evident from his output that Botticelli had been profoundly affected by the political and religious upheaval that he witnessed.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_19923\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19923\" style=\"width: 551px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19923\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image12-1.png\" alt=\"The influence of the strict new Florentine regime can be seen in Botticelli’s Christ Crowned with Thorns, via Wikiart.\" width=\"551\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image12-1.png 800w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image12-1-207x300.png 207w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image12-1-706x1024.png 706w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image12-1-768x1115.png 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image12-1-561x814.png 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image12-1-364x528.png 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image12-1-728x1057.png 728w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image12-1-608x882.png 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image12-1-758x1100.png 758w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image12-1-313x454.png 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eThe influence of the strict new Florentine regime can be seen in Botticelli’s\u003cem\u003e Christ Crowned with Thorns\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n3. There Is Sadly Little To Say Of Botticelli’s Private Life\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c6 c4\"\u003eAlthough there is little solid evidence about any of Botticelli’s personal life, it seems that his later years saw him slip into a spiral of isolation, depression and poverty. In 1502, Botticelli had been accused of conducting illicit relationships with a young boy, but apart from this aspersion, there are no records of any other sort of relationship.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c9 c18 c4\"\u003eHe never married and there is no record of any children, but he instead lived with his brother on a small farm just outside of Florence. He lived in the city almost his entire life, never moving very far from the street on which he had grown up. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c9 c18 c4\"\u003eDespite being handsomely rewarded for his work for the Medici and the church, the artist appears to have died a poor man, leaving nothing in the way of wealth or property.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_19921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19921\" style=\"width: 659px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19921\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"659\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image10.png 800w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image10-247x300.png 247w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image10-768x932.png 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image10-561x681.png 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image10-364x442.png 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image10-728x884.png 728w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image10-608x738.png 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image10-758x920.png 758w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image10-313x380.png 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eThis man in Botticelli’s \u003cem\u003eAdoration of the Magi\u003c/em\u003e is supposed to be based on the artist himself\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c5\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n2. His Talents Only Came To Be Appreciated Again Many Centuries Later\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c0 c4\"\u003eIt may have been due to the strict religious nature of his later pieces, but Botticelli’s art was often dismissed during the \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/9-famous-renaissance-painters-from-italy/\"\u003eHigh Renaissance\u003c/a\u003e and throughout the following centuries. His paintings and his name slipped into obscurity after his death, and it was only four hundred years later that the respect and admiration of his work flourished.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c0 c4\"\u003eThe Victorian age saw renewed interest in Early Renaissance art, and particularly the output from Florence, which inspired many of the Pre-Raphaelites. The movement’s founder, \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-dante-gabriel-rosetti/\"\u003eDante Gabriel Rossetti,\u003c/a\u003e penned a poem about the ‘Primavera’ and was the proud owner of an original Botticelli painting. The first monograph dedicated to the artist was published in 1893, demonstrating that he had joined the ranks of those deemed worthy of study by later art historians.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_19922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19922\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19922 size-full\" style=\"text-align: center;\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image11-1.png\" alt=\"The Birth of Venus is widely regarded as the most important of Botticelli’s work, and a hallmark of Renaissance painting, via Wikiart.\" width=\"800\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image11-1.png 800w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image11-1-300x194.png 300w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image11-1-768x496.png 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image11-1-561x363.png 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image11-1-364x235.png 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image11-1-728x470.png 728w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image11-1-608x393.png 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image11-1-758x490.png 758w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image11-1-313x202.png 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eThe Birth of Venus is widely regarded as the most important of Botticelli’s work, and a hallmark of Renaissance painting\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c5\"\u003e1. Paintings By Botticelli Are Now Among The Most Admired Works Of The Italian Renaissance\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c9 c4 c23\"\u003eDespite being largely forgotten for hundreds of years, Botticelli’s resurgence resulted in worldwide popularity. In fact, between 1900 and 1920, there were more books published on Botticelli than on any other painter. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c9 c4 c23\"\u003eHis pieces increased in value proportionately and in 2013 his ‘Madonna and Child with Young Saint John the Baptist’ sold at auction for the sum of $10.4 million. ‘The Birth of Venus’, held in the Uffizi Gallery, is generally counted among those masterpieces considered ‘priceless’.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_19924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19924\" style=\"width: 634px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19924\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image13.png\" alt=\"‘The Rockerfeller Madonna’ sold at Christie’s for $10.4 million, via Christie’s\" width=\"634\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image13.png 800w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image13-237x300.png 237w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image13-768x971.png 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image13-561x709.png 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image13-364x460.png 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image13-728x920.png 728w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image13-608x768.png 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image13-758x958.png 758w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/image13-313x396.png 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘The Rockefeller Madonna’\u003c/em\u003e sold at Christie’s for $10.4 million, via Christie’s\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n","slug":"10-things-to-know-about-sandro-botticelli","uri":"/10-things-to-know-about-sandro-botticelli/","featuredImage":{"node":{"sourceUrl":"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Primavera-by-Botticelli-most-famous-paintings-768x442.jpg","altText":"Primavera, one of Botticelli's most famous paintings"}},"includeUpdated":{"articleUpdated":null,"includeVideoIcon":null,"includeTableContent":null},"author":{"node":{"name":"Mia Forbes","userId":16,"firstName":"Mia","lastName":"Forbes","nicename":null,"slug":"miaforbes","description":"Mia is a contributing writer from London, with a passion for literature and history. She holds a BA in Classics from the University of Cambridge. Both at work and at home, Mia is surrounded by books, and enjoys writing about great works of fiction and poetry. Her first translation is due to be published next year.","designation":"BA in Classics","avatar":{"url":"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/mia-forbes-110x110.jpg"}}},"categories":{"edges":[{"node":{"name":"Artists","slug":"artists"}}]}},{"id":"cG9zdDoxNjU3NA==","title":"The Prince Of Painters: Get To Know Raphael","subtitle":"Raphael was an Italian High Renaissance painter and architect. Today he is known along with Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo as one of the most prolific painters of the Italian High Renaissance.","content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_48901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48901\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-48901 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Self-Portrait-and-painting-by-Raphael.jpg\" alt=\"Self-Portrait-with-children-paintings-by-Raphael\" width=\"1200\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Self-Portrait-and-painting-by-Raphael.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Self-Portrait-and-painting-by-Raphael-300x173.jpg 300w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Self-Portrait-and-painting-by-Raphael-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Self-Portrait-and-painting-by-Raphael-768x442.jpg 768w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Self-Portrait-and-painting-by-Raphael-150x86.jpg 150w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Self-Portrait-and-painting-by-Raphael-600x345.jpg 600w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Self-Portrait-and-painting-by-Raphael-696x400.jpg 696w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Self-Portrait-and-painting-by-Raphael-1068x614.jpg 1068w, https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Self-Portrait-and-painting-by-Raphael-730x420.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eSelf-Portrait (1506) and detail of Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist, by Raphael\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis work has been renowned for its delicacy and clarity in technique while achieving the grandiose themes of the Renaissance. His death at age 37 and in the peak of his career and a consequentially smaller body of work than his contemporaries, he is still recognized as one of the most important painters of his time. Below are some important points in his life and career.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eUrbino’s Cultural Climate was an Early Influence\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_16995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16995\" style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16995\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image7-8.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of a Young Woman with a Unicorn by Raphael, 1506\" width=\"644\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image7-8.jpg 800w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image7-8-241x300.jpg 241w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image7-8-768x954.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image7-8-561x697.jpg 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image7-8-364x452.jpg 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image7-8-728x905.jpg 728w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image7-8-608x755.jpg 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image7-8-758x942.jpg 758w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image7-8-313x389.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePortrait of a Young Woman with a Unicorn\u003c/em\u003e by Raphael, 1506\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaphael was born to a wealthy Urbino merchant family. His father, Giovanni Santi di Pietro was a painter for the Duke of Urbino, Federigo da Montefeltro. Although his father held this high-ranking position, he was regarded as a painter “of no great merit\u0026#8221; by \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-giorgio-vasari/\"\u003eGiorgio Vasari\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, Giovanni was very culturally adept, and through him, Raphael was exposed to and influenced by the modern, sophisticated cultural epicenter of Urbino. His father also arranged for him to study under known Italian Renaissance painter Pietro Perugino at age eight.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHe Worked in Urbino, Florence, and Rome\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_16993\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16993\" style=\"width: 523px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16993\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image5-10.jpg\" alt=\"Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist (La Belle Jardinière) by Raphael, 1507\" width=\"523\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image5-10.jpg 800w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image5-10-196x300.jpg 196w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image5-10-669x1024.jpg 669w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image5-10-768x1175.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image5-10-561x858.jpg 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image5-10-364x557.jpg 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image5-10-728x1114.jpg 728w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image5-10-608x930.jpg 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image5-10-758x1160.jpg 758w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image5-10-313x479.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMadonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist (La Belle Jardinière)\u003c/em\u003e by Raphael, 1507\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter his father died, leaving him orphaned at age eleven, Raphael took over his studio in Urbino and was exposed to the humanistic mindset at the court. He was still working under Perugino at that time, graduating at the age of seventeen with the recognition of a master. In 1504, he moved to Siena and then to Florence, the buzzing epicenter of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/masaccio-the-italian-renaissance-10-things-you-should-know/\"\u003eItalian Renaissance\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring his time in Florence, Raphael produced numerous Madonna paintings and developed into artistic maturity. He remained in Florence for four years, cultivating his own recognizable style. He was then invited to work under Pope Julius II in Rome after being recommended by the architect of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, where he lived for the rest of his life.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRaphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci were the fore-running painters of the Italian High Renaissance\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile in Florence, Raphael met his lifelong rivals, fellow painters \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/leonardo-da-vinci-science-of-painting/\"\u003eLeonardo da Vinci\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/the-marvel-that-was-michelangelo/\"\u003eMichelangelo\u003c/a\u003e. He was persuaded to diverge from his sophisticated style learned from Perugino to adopt the more emotive, ornamented style used by da Vinci. Da Vinci then became one of Raphael’s primary influences; Raphael studied his renderings of the human form, his use of the lush coloration known as chiaroscuro and sfumato, and his grandiose style. From this, he created a style of his own that utilized his delicate taught technique to create rich and decadent pieces.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_16998\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16998\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16998 size-full\" src=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image10-3.jpg\" alt=\"Madonna of the Chair by Raphael, 1513\" width=\"800\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image10-3.jpg 800w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image10-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image10-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image10-3-768x766.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image10-3-192x192.jpg 192w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image10-3-384x384.jpg 384w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image10-3-110x110.jpg 110w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image10-3-220x220.jpg 220w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image10-3-561x560.jpg 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image10-3-364x363.jpg 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image10-3-728x726.jpg 728w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image10-3-608x606.jpg 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image10-3-758x756.jpg 758w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image10-3-440x440.jpg 440w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image10-3-311x311.jpg 311w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image10-3-313x312.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMadonna of the Chair\u003c/em\u003e by Raphael, 1513\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaphael and Michelangelo were bitter rivals, both being prominent Renaissance painters who worked in Florence and Rome. In Florence, Michelangelo accused Raphael of plagiarism after he produced a painting that resembled one of Michelangelo’s.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the two painters both exhibited master skill in their works, due to Raphael’s friendly character and amiable disposition, he was preferred by many patrons, eventually exceeding Michelangelo in notoriety. However, because of his death in Rome at the age of 37, Raphael’s cultural influence was eventually surpassed by Michelangelo’s.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHe was regarded as the most important painter in Rome during his lifetime\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_16997\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16997\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16997 size-full\" src=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image9-6.jpg\" alt=\"The School of Athens by Raphael, 1511\" width=\"800\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image9-6.jpg 800w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image9-6-300x187.jpg 300w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image9-6-768x478.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image9-6-561x349.jpg 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image9-6-364x227.jpg 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image9-6-728x453.jpg 728w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image9-6-608x378.jpg 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image9-6-758x472.jpg 758w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image9-6-313x195.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe School of Athens\u003c/em\u003e by Raphael, 1511\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter his commission to paint in Rome by Pope Julius II, Raphael would continue to work in Rome for the next twelve years until his death in 1520. He worked for Pope Julius II’s successor, the son of \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/the-medici-family-legacy/\"\u003eLorenzo de’ Medici\u003c/a\u003e Pope Leo X, earning him the title ‘Prince of the Painters’ and making him the primary painter in the Medici Court.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis commissions during this time included the Pope Julius II’s apartment in the Vatican, the fresco of Galatea in the Villa Farnesina in Rome and designing the interior of the church of St. Eligio degli Orefici in Rome with Bramante. In 1517, he was appointed the commissioner of antiquities of Rome, giving him full reign over the artistic projects in the city.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_16990\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16990\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16990\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image2-10.jpg\" alt=\"Galatea fresco in the Villa Farnesina by Raphael, 1514\" width=\"610\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image2-10.jpg 800w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image2-10-229x300.jpg 229w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image2-10-780x1024.jpg 780w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image2-10-768x1008.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image2-10-561x736.jpg 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image2-10-364x478.jpg 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image2-10-728x956.jpg 728w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image2-10-608x798.jpg 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image2-10-758x995.jpg 758w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image2-10-313x411.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGalatea fresco in the Villa Farnesina\u003c/em\u003e by Raphael, 1514\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaphael also held several architectural honors during this time. He was the Architectural Commissioner of the rebuild of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome in 1514. He also worked on the Villa Madama, an abode of the later Pope Clement VII, the Chigi Chapel and the Palazzo Jacopo da Brescia.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHe was sexually precocious and is said to have died from too much lovemaking\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough Raphael never married, he was known for his sexual exploits. He became engaged to Maria Bibbiena in 1514, but she died of illness before they wed. Raphael’s most famous love affair was with Margherita Luti, who was known as the love of his life. She was also one of his models and is rendered in his painting.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_16989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16989\" style=\"width: 529px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16989\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image1-10.jpg\" alt=\"Transfiguration by Raphael, 1520\" width=\"529\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image1-10.jpg 800w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image1-10-198x300.jpg 198w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image1-10-677x1024.jpg 677w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image1-10-768x1162.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image1-10-561x849.jpg 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image1-10-364x551.jpg 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image1-10-728x1101.jpg 728w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image1-10-608x920.jpg 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image1-10-758x1146.jpg 758w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image1-10-313x473.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" /\u003e\u003cfigcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTransfiguration\u003c/em\u003e by Raphael, 1520\u003c/figcaption\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaphael died on April 6, 1520, both his 37th birthday and Good Friday. While the actual cause of his death is not known, \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecollector.com/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-giorgio-vasari/\"\u003eGiorgio Vasari\u003c/a\u003e states that he acquired a fever after a night of intense lovemaking with Margherita Luti.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe then claims that Raphael never disclosed the reason for his fever and was thus treated with the wrong medicine, which killed him. He had an extremely grand funeral and requested to be buried next to his late fiancée, Maria Bibbiena, in the Pantheon in Rome. At the time of his death, he was working on his final piece, Transfiguration, which was hung above his grave at his funeral procession.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuctioned works by Raphael\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16992\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image4-10.jpg\" alt=\"Head of a Muse by Raphael\" width=\"584\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image4-10.jpg 800w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image4-10-219x300.jpg 219w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image4-10-747x1024.jpg 747w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image4-10-768x1052.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image4-10-561x769.jpg 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image4-10-364x499.jpg 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image4-10-728x997.jpg 728w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image4-10-608x833.jpg 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image4-10-758x1038.jpg 758w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image4-10-313x429.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5280814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" \u003e\u003cem\u003eHead of a Muse\u003c/em\u003e by Raphael\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nPrice realized: GBP 29,161,250\u003cbr /\u003e\nAuction house: Christie’s, 2009\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16991 size-full\" src=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image3-10.jpg\" alt=\"Saint Benedict Receiving Maurus and Placidus by Raphael\" width=\"800\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image3-10.jpg 800w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image3-10-300x266.jpg 300w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image3-10-768x682.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image3-10-561x498.jpg 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image3-10-364x323.jpg 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image3-10-728x646.jpg 728w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image3-10-608x540.jpg 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image3-10-758x673.jpg 758w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image3-10-313x278.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" /\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5649716\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" \u003e\u003cem\u003eSaint Benedict Receiving Maurus and Placidus\u003c/em\u003e by Raphael\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nPrice realized: USD 1,202,500\u003cbr /\u003e\nAuction house: Christie’s, 2013\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16994\" src=\"https://cdn.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image6-10.jpg\" alt=\"Saint Benedict Receiving Maurus and Placidus by Raphael\" width=\"800\" height=\"809\" srcset=\"https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image6-10.jpg 800w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image6-10-297x300.jpg 297w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image6-10-768x777.jpg 768w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image6-10-110x110.jpg 110w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image6-10-561x567.jpg 561w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image6-10-364x368.jpg 364w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image6-10-728x736.jpg 728w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image6-10-608x615.jpg 608w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image6-10-758x767.jpg 758w, https://wp.thecollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image6-10-313x317.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" /\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5577894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" \u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Madonna della Seggiola\u003c/em\u003e by Raphael\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nPrice realized: EUR 20,000\u003cbr /\u003e\nAuction house: Christie’s, 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