Renaissance writers reassessed their history, inventing terms like the Dark Ages — to the eternal chagrin of medievalists — ...

Florence’s de facto ruler Lorenzo de’ Medici, the writer and diplomat Alessandro Braccesi, and the poet and critic Cristoforo Landino all exchanged letters with Ginevra and wrote poems to ...

Two other Leos—Popes Leo X and XI—were members of the great Medici clan of art patrons. Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, Pope Leo X, a son of Lorenzo the Magnificent, was the subject of one of ...

He took the name Urban VII. In 1513, Cardinal Giovanni di Lorenzo de’ Medici became the last non-priest to be elected pope. At the time, it was not uncommon for a layman to be a cardinal.

Leo X, the son of ruler of the Florentine Republic, Lorenzo de' Medici, was one of the leading popes of the Renaissance, and reigned from 1513 until his death in 1521. He made Rome a cultural ...

Pope Leo X (born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici) held the papal see from 1475 to 1521 A.D. During the last year of his pontificate, Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther. Pope Leo X—whose ...

As the embodied symbol of his century, Lorenzo de' Medici stands foremost. His career, coincident and interrelated with Florentine life at its highest, displays a Prince whose virtues and faults ...

In recent years, having returned to the three masterpieces – in their totality probably Puccini’s supreme offering – in Zoom classes, I’ve found more subtle connections with Dante as a source of ...

where DiCaprio revealed that De Niro helped get him his breakout big-screen role. What on Earth Was Kevin Spacey Doing in Cannes? The disgraced actor received a lifetime achievement award in ...

Lorenzo De Zavala Middle is a public school located in Irving, TX, which is in a large city setting. The student population of Lorenzo De Zavala Middle is 853 and the school serves 6-8.

Robert De Niro's cinematic successes landed him the honorary Palme d'Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Here's what he's said about his multifaceted career. (Photo Illustration: Aïda Amer for ...