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Art history, Civic Symbolism, David vs. Goliath, Donatello, Florence, Florentine Republic, Medici, Michelangelo, Michelangelo’s David, RenaissanceMichelangelo’s David, Part 3: David as a Florentine Cultural Symbol
Michelangelo created a powerful, kinetic rendition of David that even manages to tell some of the narrative.
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Cosimo de’ Medici, Florence, Florence Series, Girolamo Savonarola, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, History of Florence, Late Renaissance, Medici, Republic of Florence, Savonarola’s executionHistory of Florence, Part 4: Savonarola and the Late Renaissance
The final essay examines the unstable final decades of Florentine republican life. It follows the decline of Medici prestige, the…
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Cosimo de’ Medici, Florence, Florence Series, History of Florence, Humanism, Lorenzo de’ Medici, Medici, Quattrocento, Renaissance FlorenceHistory of Florence, Part 3: Renaissance Florence and the Rise of the Medici
This essay explores Florence during the fifteenth century, when the city became a major centre of humanist learning, artistic innovation,…
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History of Florence: Complete Series (Antiquity to 1569)
A four-part guide to the history of Florence, it follows the city from Antiquity through the Middle Ages. It continues…
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