Bertoldo di Giovanni lived in the mansion of Lorenzo ... bronze David, commissioned by Cosimo de' Medici, the preeminent art patron of the time, for the court of his Palazzo Medici. The statue ...

A previously unknown bronze statue, commissioned by the Medici family in the 17th Century, is to be auctioned by Christie's auction house next month. The bronze, valued at £1m, depicts the Grand ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 1419 the Florentine bankers’ guild commissioned Lorenzo Ghiberti to create a statue of St. Matthew ... commission included Cosimo de Medici, who went on to become ...

Nearly 500 years ago, Duke Alessandro de Medici was lured with the promise ... were then put on the tomb of Giuliano di Lorenzo, specifically the statues of Night and Day. The bacteria ...

The tomb of Lorenzo de’ Medici, Duke of Urbino, in the Medici Chapels. DEA / G. DAGLI ORTI / Contributor / Getty Images Additionally, the restoration team had to choose between several different ...