Presents a history of the family which rose to become one of the powerful in Europe. This book explores the dramatic rise and fall of the Medici family in Florence, as well as the Italian Renaissance which they did so much to sponsor and encourage. It presents the lives of many of the great Renaissa...

Presents a history of the family which rose to become one of the powerful in Europe. This book explores the dramatic rise and fall of the Medici family in Florence, as well as the Italian Renaissance which they did so much to sponsor and encourage. It presents the lives of many of the great Renaissance artists with whom the Medici had dealings.