Portrait paintings are sometimes described as windows into the soul. The Renaissance likenesses presented in the Metropolitan Museum’s “The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512–1570” have other ...

After three seasons, Medici won't return for new episodes on Netflix. The final eight hitting Netflix on May 1 are the last of the Italian series that explored the lives of the powerful Medici banking ...

A new exhibition at the Met reveals how the Florentine banking dynasty drew on art to cement its power and legacy Meilan Solly - Senior Associate Digital Editor, History When Cosimo I de’ Medici, a 17 ...

The Albizzi were one of the oldest families in Florence and led the republican government for two generations. By 1427, they were the most powerful family in the city, and far richer than the Medici.

MEDICI: THE MAGNIFICENT season 2 starts airing this week in Italy and is coming to Netflix UK very soon but where is the series filmed and where is it set? Here’s everything you need to know. Medici: ...

Discover the rise to power and legacy of the most famous family of the Renaissance. Dr. Rocky Ruggiero examines the rise to power and legacy of the most famous family of the Renaissance. Not only were ...

MEDICI: THE MAGNIFICENT dropped on Netflix today following on from Medici: Masters of Florence, which was released in 2016. The second season of Medici follows Cosimo de’Medici’s grandson Lorenzo as ...