Bidspirit auction | Early Medici and Their Artists

Early Medici and Their Artists - London, Birkbeck College, 1995.  270 pp., il., 21 by 14.7 cm Softcover book in good condition and the pages inside the book are clean. Ex-Library book. The title page is detached from the block. The Medici family were Florentine bankers who, at the height of the Renaissance, had great influence not only on the whole of Italy, but also on other European countries. Members of this family were monarchs, cardinals, popes, that is, they had enormous power and wealth, which was very often spent on art. By hiring famous artists, sponsoring the construction of cultural objects, creating schools of painting, the Medici were able to make Florence the centre of the Renaissance. The best Italian artists came from this area, as this noble family created a favourable environment for the development of talent.  English Edition. Rare to find & sold out book.