The Medici Families: The Renaissance Medici Family

Giovanni De Bicci De Medici: Giovanni established political and financial power of the Medicis and was one of the richest bankers in Italy because he was also the Medici bank founder. Giovanni was the first Medici to really like the looks of art and decorate his house with it and support

Giovanni di Bicci de Medici established the financial and political power in the Medici family which was maintained and used for 300 years. This power brought great force and strength to the Medici family which they used to become ‘rulers’ of Florence and the wealthiest family in all of Europe.

The Medici family earned their status by commerce rather than warfare, marriage or inheritance, and they were the first princely dynasty to do so. Cosimo de Medici never held office, but ran Florence through his wealth and strategic mind from 1434-1537. He played a large part in the patronage of the arts and the political development of the city. His patronage allowed men to achieve such impressive architecture. Brunelleschi, for example, who restored the church at San Lorenzo. Cosimo centered the city around cultural and creative achievements. He allowed Florence to enter the age of the Renaissance by proving himself and his policies to the people, and making the citizens of Florence proud.

In the same way as the merchant class would one day rise out of poverty, there was a turning point for the Medici family that formed the foundation of this powerful family dynasty. It all began with the italian man, Giovanni di Averardo. Commonly known as Bicci de’ Medici, Giovanni, a Florence-born man, proved early on to be a canny businessman (“Giovanni Di Averardo”). He began his career as an apprentice to his uncle, who helped to form and develop Giovanni’s skills at a young age. By the age

With Giovanni’s death in 1429, there were those who tried to capitalize on the opportunity to displace the Medici family from its place in the social and political landscape of the time. One such opportunity was taken with the help of a wealthy rival, the Albizzi family, who put in motion a plot to have Giovanni’s son, Cosimo de Medici, arrested on accusations of treason and banished to Venice. This did not happen without consequences. With Cosimo’s exile he took with him a large source of Florentine capital, the Medici Bank. The Pope intervened and restored the Medici’s to power. Thus began Cosimo’s restoration of Florentine pride and the support of great artists that many admire today.

The Prince contains twenty-six Chapters in which Machiavelli attempts to gained favor from the Medici family. Chapters one and two contains subject matter focuses on New Princedoms. In the first sentence, Machiavelli effectively uses the word “state” in order to set the tone for the chapters to follow. Machiavelli explains that the “state” covers “all forms of organizations of power, whether republican or princely.” Machiavelli nots in Chapter one that it is much easier to rule over hereditary state rather than new principalities for two reasons. One, in the hereditary state citizens are accustom to the prince’s family’s rule and that the new prince only needs to keep such successful institutions intact. The second reason is that the prince

The Medici were very connected with the church, and used their extensive wealth to promote religion. The Medici became powerful as a result of being the official Papal bankers. They used a lot of their power and wealth to give back to the church throughout their lives. Throughout the Medici timeline there were a

The House of Medici, or the Medici family, was a very influential and extremely powerful family during the time of the Renaissance in Italy. The Renaissance took place starting in the late 14th century. During this time, the people started to take interest in and have an appreciation for the classical times. The beginning of this powerful family really begins with Giovanni di Bicci deˈ Medici. He was born in the year 1360 in Florence, Italy. Originally from the Tuscan hillside, the Medici family immigrated to Florence during the 12th century. Giovanni di Bicci deˈ Medici was the man who really got the family moving. He founded the Medici Bank and began using money to gain influence. The Medici Bank eventually became the official bank of

The Medici family were a very wealthy banking family in Florence at the time of the Renaissance (1400-1500). The word Renaissance means ‘rebirth’ of interest in ancient Greece and Rome archaeological excavations, time of optimism, excitement in the potential of human beings and the Medici family proved to incorporate this into their life. They married into the royal family and the ruled Florence for over 500 years. Giovanni de Bicci founded the Medici fortune in 1397. He had two sons, Cosimo and Lorenzo. Giovanni was the first one to patronise art, he was patron to artists such as Masaccio – The Tribute Money (1427) and Brunelleschi. He died the second richest man in Florence, and left his son Cosimo in charge of the Medici fortune. Cosimo

The Medici could be regarded as the very first inveterate collectors of great modern art, with their complicated emotions involved, such as their guilt, ambition of authority, and sexual lust. In the end, the Medici did not only collect paintings and sculptures; they had changed the very nature of art itself. Art had been transformed from serving Christianity to personal collecting purpose. Francesco I de’ Medici’s Studiolo could be marked as a sign of art as personal preference rather than being used on other larger perspectives. Following up his father Cosimo de’ Medici’s artistic projects, Francesco has led them to a ultimate conclusion and a glorious beginning. According to the name of Studiolo, we could infer that this is a place

The influence of humanism on the Medici (and therefore on Florence) is evidenced by the fact that they welcomed noted humanists into their family circle including such renowned figures of the Renaissance as Giovanni Boccaccio and Coluccio Salutati. This line traces directly back to Petrarch – both men had been friends and correspondents of the great one.

The Medici Bank of Florence was the most important financial institution in the 15th century. The Medici Bank was the leader bank for the Roman Catholic curia. It also had branches in the main areas in Italy and around Europe, London, Lyon, Geneva, Bruges and Avignon. Around the end of 1300s, members of the Medici family have been involved in Florentine banking. In 1393, Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici took the right of possession of the Roman branch of a bank that was owned by one of his Florentine cousins. In 1397, he moved the headquarters of his bank to Florence. Rome was the source of funds at the time, but Florence offered more opportunities and investments.

The start of the Medici family dynasty initiated in 1296 when Ardingo de Medici was elected Gonfaloniere of Italy. This position was put in place to protect the people’s interest against the dominant magnet class. A person that possessed this position was considered the most important person of the council in Florence. This was the first taste of power given to the Medici family. Nonetheless, Ardingo’s position in the council did not give the family their fame. After Ardingo, two more family members would take this same position as Gonfaloniere. Even then though, the Medici family still would not begin to gain fame until the time of Giovanni di Bicci de'

The focus of this investigation will be “The Medici family supported the artists of the Renaissance era by providing them financial support, throughout mentorship and because of the prevailing philosophy and humanism.” This investigation will focus on the background of the Medici family and how they supported artists of the Renaissances era. This investigation will use a primary source from an artist's work and a secondary source relating to the Medici family uprising.San Lorenzo (church). Medici chapel. Tomb of Lorenzo de' Medici which held Sculptures by Michelangelo and Adrien, De Roover Raymond. The Rise and Decline of the Medici Bank, 1397-1494. Norton Library, 2012.Both sources provide background to the Renaissance time period and how the Medic family treated artists with their power. The two sources are examples of how the Medicis changed the renaissance era through their money and power to pursue artists for their own benefit and for the time periods.

The Medici Family was an Italian banking family, they became a political dynasty and later on a royal house, that family started to gather prominence under Cosimo de’ Medici In the republic of Florence in Italy during the 14th century. The family was from the Mugello region of the Tuscan countryside, they were gradually rising until they fund the bank that was called the Medici Bank. The Medici Bank was the largest in europe during the 15th century, we can see that the Medici gained political power in florence, though officially the remained only citizens not monarchs. The Medici Bank became so powerful that they dominated the city’s government, they took over Florence, Florence was under their family’s power, they also created an environment