The House of Medici was one of the most influential and powerful banking families in Italy during the Italian Renaissance. Originating house” title=”The Owl House”>house-across-the-street-from-the-girl-in-the-window” title=”The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window”>from Florence, the Medici became patrons of the medici–court-in-montepulciano-italy” title=”The Medici Court in Montepulciano, Italy”>arts, commissioning some of the most famous artworks of the period. The villa–castle” title=”Medici Villa Castle”>family‘s legacy has had a lasting impact on the world, with their wealth and influence shaping European politics and culture for generations.

The Medici family’s wealth was initially built through banking, with Giovanni di Medici establishing a successful banking business in Florence in the 14th century. This business expanded under the guidance of Cosimo de’ Medici, who used his wealth to become a powerful political figure in Florence. Cosimo de’ Medici financed art, literature, and architecture, and commissioned works from great artists such as Donatello and Brunelleschi.

The family’s wealth and influence continued to grow under successive generations, including Lorenzo de’ Medici, who was

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