With Florence as its backdrop, the Medici Gathering provided an unparalleled opportunity for networking, learning, and ...

By 1427, they were the most powerful family in the city, and far richer than the Medici. They had been the patrons of genius and cultural icons, but the family was more interested in waging war ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In 16th-century Tuscany, the ruling Medici family sometimes received diplomatic gifts of Chinese blue-and ...

Luxury fashion houses, such as Ferragamo, Hermes, Prada, and Louis Vuitton, have invested aggressively in art in recent years. Are they the great art patrons of our time or are they simply ...

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family, who dominated Florence's political and cultural life during the Renaissance. Show more Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Medici family ...

Brian J. Maxson Source: H-Net ‘Debunking the many myths around this enigmatic member of the Medici family through a meticulous, unprejudiced examination of his life and historical context is without a ...

Vasari recorded the lives of artists and the contribution of the Medici, in a precursor of today's PR. Machiavelli, the Godfather of Realpolitik, wrote the first modern manual for leadership, “The ...

Reinert, Sophus A., and Robert Fredona. "Mercantilism, the Medici, and the Making of the Modern World (A)." Harvard Business School Case 722-032, January 2022. (Revised August 2024.) ...

By 1427, they were the most powerful family in the city, and far richer than the Medici. They had been the patrons of genius and cultural icons, but the family was more interested in waging war ...