Michelangelo was the archetypal Renaissance man who found immense fame in his lifetime and is still remembered as one of the ...

The Medici family was definitely one of the richest dynasties in Renaissance Italy and perhaps they were the most influential patrons of the arts in history.

The Pazzi were also wealthy bankers, and enjoyed good commercial terms with their Medici rivals. They even sealed these friendly relations through inter-marriage. But Lorenzo de'Medici ...