The Medici’s are to Florence, Italy~like peanut butter is to jelly. They are synonymous. Pure and simple.
The Medici’s were the wealthiest family in the community and controlled Florence throughout the Renaissance. They were quite a powerhouse even by modern day standards. Not only were they rich, but they were patrons of the arts and as a result, during the 14th-16th century, art flourished.
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| Cosimo I De' Medici |
Other rich merchants in the spirit of competition, as well as giving them bragging rights, tried to out-do each other by commissioning the grandest buildings to be erected or work of art to be painted or sculpted. Who doesn’t love a little friendly competition? Florence blossomed into a thriving community known for its beauty and art and has been associated as the birthplace of the Renaissance.
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| Piazza della Signoria |
As a lover of all things beautiful, when I think about Firenze, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Tintoretto, Botticelli, Caravaggio, Ghiberti, Raphael and so many other great artists come to mind. I’m so grateful to be in a lovely city surrounded by extraordinary talent~all under the Tuscan sun.
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| Fountain of Neptune |
All I have to do is step outside my hotel and see a building or monument that is a visual reminder of those who walked the cobblestone streets centuries ago and worked in this city filled to the brim with magnificence.
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| Giotto's Campanile |
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| The Gates of Paradise-Bronze Doors by Lorenzo Ghiberti |
And here I am. Just me, soaking in all the culture Florence has to offer, letting it wash over me like the golden sunlight draping over the city.
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| ~My Firenze~ |
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