The end came when he was literally in his prime. Only forty-two years of age, he might reasonably have looked forward to many years of active work and
Lorenzo the Magnificent Fosters the Renaissance
"I dislike these Ultramontanes and barbarians beginning to interfere in Italy. We are so disunited and so deceitful that I believe that nothing but
Lorenzo’s Diplomacy Amidst Conflicts
No sooner had the presence of the Turks at Otranto, in the extreme southeast of Italy, been rendered a thing of the past by the surrender of the
Lorenzo Becomes “the Magnificent”
The final decade of Lorenzo's life constituted the midsummer bloom of the Tuscan renaissance, the meridian of the intellectual and artistic supremacy
The Renaissance Progresses in Florence
At an early date he perceived that the new art would be of little value if there were not careful press readers. He was therefore among the first to
Lorenzo de Medici’s Peace Offensive
It was the Renaissance card which won the trick. With startling boldness, yet with consummate art, Lorenzo played the game of flattering
The Renaissance in Florence
The earlier years of his power were associated with many stirring events which exercised no inconsiderable influence on the state of
Lorenzo de Medici and Florence’s Renaissance
This series has eight easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Florence, Primus Inter Pares.IntroductionWilliam Henry Oliphant