(dramatic music) On September 7th, 1433, Cosimo de Medici was summoned before ... is a portrait of Pope Pius II, the Pope who gave the Medici permission to build this chapel in their home.

Pictured here, a life-sized portrait of Grand Duke Cosimo II de’ Medici depicts the ruler towering over two female figures who act as allegories for the cities of Siena and Florence. Uffizi ...

Under Cosimo, the bank expanded rapidly In ... the Medici held royal posts as the Dukes of Tuscany. Catherine de Medici (daughter of Lorenzo II) even became the Queen of France in 1547 when ...

The hidden gems, which depict former Grand Dukes Ferdinando I and Cosimo II de Medici as a young man, were uncovered in the museum’s west wing. The portrait of Cosimo II, which is full length ...

The Marriage Portrait is Maggie O' Farrell's fictional interpretation of Lucrezia de Cosimo de Medici, who fights to survive her forced marriage with her abhorrent husband, Duke Alfonso II.

Pragmatic pacifists marshaled around Cosimo de'Medici. Maso degli Albizzi, patriach of his family, had two sons, Luca and Rinaldo. From a young age, Luca was friends with Cosimo de'Medici.

The Game of Thrones star, 30, went from King of the North to Lord of Florence, playing a young Cosimo de’ Medici in Renaissance Italy in his new show, historical drama Medici: Masters of Florence.