The Renaissance Patriarchs: The Medici Family

This film (drama)Also known asMedici: Godfathers of the Renaissance，is aUnited KingdomProducerporn video，At2004Released in year 。The dialogue language isEnglish，Current Douban rating9.2(For reference only)。

This is a family from 15th century Florence, Italy. The Medici family rose to prominence in Europe through various means. With their charm, skills, and deception, they amassed vast wealth and held unprecedented power. They ignited the most significant cultural and artistic revolution in the Western world—the European Renaissance. However, the changes brought about by the Medici family would one day overturn the world ruled by their own rules. 　　The Medici family, or Medici family, was a powerful family in Florence from the 13th to the 17th centuries. This family produced three popes, many rulers of Florence, and also became the latest members of the French royal family. 　　Initially, the Medici family was not prominent (the origin of the name is uncertain, though it probably reflects terminology from the medical trade—medico). The family accumulated its initial power through banking. The Medici Bank was one of the most thriving and respected banks in Europe. Based on this, the family began to gain political power in Florence and later expanded its influence throughout Italy and Europe. 　　Giovanni di’ Medici was the first Medici to enter the banking business, and he began to wield some influence in the Florentine government. By the time his son Cosimo de’ Medici came to power in 1434, the Medici family had become the unofficial heads of the Republic of Florence (elected as the standard-bearer of Justice). The Cosimo branch of the family continued to rule Florence until the assassination of the first Duke of Florence, Alessandro de’ Medici, in 1537. Power shifted to the branch of Giovanni's younger son, Lorenzo de’ Medici, led by Giovanni's great-grandson, Cosimo I. 　　Art and Architecture 　　The Medici family's most significant achievements lie in art and architecture, playing a great role in the Renaissance. Giovanni was the first in this family to sponsor the arts, assisting Masaccio and commissioning the reconstruction of the Basilica of San Lorenzo. Cosimo de’ Medici's notable artistic collaborators included Donatello and Fra Filippo Lippi. The brightest star of that period was Michelangelo, who served several generations of the Medici beginning with Lorenzo. In addition to commissioning works in art and architecture, the Medici also amassed a vast collection, which now forms the core exhibits of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. 　　In terms of architecture, the Medici family left many famous landmarks in Florence, including the Uffizi Gallery, the Pitti Palace, the Boboli Gardens, and the Belvedere Villa. 　　Giovanni commissioned Brunelleschi to rebuild the Basilica of San Lorenzo in 1419. 　　Cosimo commissioned Brunelleschi to continue the unfinished dome of the Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore, which was completed in 1436 as the largest dome in the world at that time. 　　Eleanor of Toledo, Cosimo I's wife, purchased the Pitti Palace from Buonaccorso Pitti in 1550. 　　Cosimo I sponsored Giorgio Vasari in creating the Uffizi Gallery (1560) and established the Academy of Design in 1562. 　　Maria de’ Medici, the widow of French King Henry IV and mother of Louis XIII, is depicted in the oil painting "The Arrival of the Queen of France, Maria de’ Medici, at Marseilles" by Peter Paul Rubens (1622-23). 　　Notable Family Members 　　Salvestro de’ Medici (1331–1388), led the attack against the rebel Ciompi of Florence, becoming a tyrant of Florence, before being expelled in 1382. 　　Giovanni de’ Medici (1360–1429), restored the family fortunes and made the Medici family the wealthiest in Europe. 　　Cosimo de’ Medici (1389–1464), founder of the Medici political dynasty. 　　Lorenzo de’ Medici (1449–1492), led Florence during the golden age of the Renaissance. 　　Giovanni de’ Medici (1475–1523), Pope Leo X. 　　Giulio de’ Medici (1478–1534), Pope Clement VII. 　　Cosimo I de’ Medici (1519–1574), the first Grand Duke of Tuscany, revived the Medici family. 　　Catherine de’ Medici (1519–1589), Queen of France. 　　Alessandro de’ Medici (1535–1605), Pope Leo XI. 　　Ferdinand I de’ Medici (1549–1609), the third Grand Duke of Tuscany. 　　Ferdinand II de’ Medici (1610–1670), the fifth Grand Duke of Tuscany. 　　Maria de’ Medici (1573–1642), Queen of France and Regent.&*&vod_class: Documentary