Some forty years later the so-called Medici Academy was created in Florence, under the sponsorship of Lorenzo de’ Medici. Lorenzo’s patronage in arts mainly entailed collection of ancient artefacts rather than his grandfather’s mode Italian Paintings of the Fifteenth Century. Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (Italian pronunciation: [loˈrɛntso de ˈmɛːditʃi], 1 January 1449 – 8 April 1492) was an Italian statesman, banker, de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic and the most powerful and enthusiastic patron of Renaissance culture in Italy. From the years 1490 until 1492, Michelangelo lived with Lorenzo de’ Medici in his home. Dempsey, Charles. Lorenzo de' Medici made vast additions to the family collection of antiques. He was the eldest son of Piero di Cosimo de' Medici and Lucrezia Tornabuoni. THE PATRON: LORENZO IL MAGNIFICO A prince with a passion for beauty Lorenzo de’ Medici is the historical figure that best represents the Renaissance , or the dawning of awareness of the role of knowledge in all fields of human activity.Lorenzo was familiar with so many disciplines − military, literary and philosophical, as well as the figurative arts and music. He was a diplomat, politician and patron of scholars, artists, and poets. He was the grandson of Cosimo but less wealthier than him. He was one of the first students in Lorenzo de'Medici's original school of art. In 15th-century Florence, Lorenzo de’Medici financed the Medici Sculpture Garden, an academy for artists that is recognized as one of the most important gathering places in Western art history. 2003 Boskovits, Miklós, and David Alan Brown, et al. Lorenzo de ‘ Medici , following the ancient tradition of his family, presents his WORLD WINE COLLECTION, an exclusive range of unique wines from different countries and regions , with the collaboration of the best wineries, where craftsmanship , tradition and excellent winemakers, have provided the perfect ” Legend has it that the boy was learning to carve marble by copying the head of a satyr (antique faun). He is buried in the Medici Chapel in Florence. It was administered by sculptor Bertoldo di Giovanni, a Medici favorite. Lorenzo de' Medici, aka Lorenzo the Magnificent, his full name was Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (1449-1492). Lorenzo de Medici Lorenzo de Medici also known as the Magnificent was one of the biggest patrons of art during his time (1449-1492). One of his finest enterprises was the opening of his garden alongside San Marco as a kind of school for artists. Lorenzo de’ Medici (1449–1492) was the catalyst for an enormous amount of arts patronage, encouraging his countrymen to commission works from the leading artists of Florence, including Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, and Michelangelo Buonarroti. Portrait by Agnolo Bronzino. Renaissance Quarterly 52:1 (Spring 1999): 24-25, fig. "Portraits and Masks in the Art of Lorenzo de' Medici, Botticelli, and Politian's Stanze per la Giostra." Lorenzo the Magnificent, as he was also known, was a Florentine statesmen and one of the most famous patrons of the arts during the Renaissance. 15. The garden was an oasis of Roman marvels enveloped … Of Lorenzo de ' Medici made vast additions to the family collection of antiques and. ): 24-25, fig Brown, et al a kind of school for artists of.. And patron of scholars, artists, and Politian 's Stanze per la Giostra. his garden alongside San as! Copying the head of a satyr ( antique faun ) Florence, the... 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