Some 200 objects - from paintings and sculptures to decorative art and tapestries, mostly commissioned by the Medici family - will be on display through Feb. 2. The late Renaissance is one of the ...

Renaissance artists such as Lippi and Botticelli relied ... backing among the powerful Medici family of Florence. The Medici commissioned a variety of projects from the artist, including portraits ...

By the 1560s, Cosimo I de Medici had used military might and diplomatic savvy to reestablish Florence’s regional dominance. A masterstroke came in 1565 with a seminal dynastic alliance ...

They commissioned and collected some of ... But Florence’s Medici family also collected works of art from other cultures. And now the Uffizi Gallery, which started as the family’s offices ...

Step through the hallowed halls of Florence's Uffizi Museum, where Renaissance masterpieces breathe life into five centuries ...