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Medici Masters of Florence premiere in Florence

September 18, 2016 By Andrea Leave a Comment

medici masters of florence premiere

It's very hard not to be excited in Florence, lately. Just a few days ago I wrote about the Inferno premiere, and here I am again. It's official: the worldwide Medici Masters of Florence premiere is also set in Florence, at Palazzo Vecchio, on October 14th, 2016, just 8 days after Inferno. "Medici: Masters of Florence" is an Italian-American TV series co-produced by Lux Vide and Big Lights Productions. Season one will have 8 episodes and will be focused on the rise of the Medici family, with … [Read more...] about Medici Masters of Florence premiere in Florence

Inferno premiere set in Florence in early October 2016

September 15, 2016 By Andrea Leave a Comment

inferno premiere

It's official. The Inferno premiere will happen in the city where most of the film (and the novel by Dan Brown) unfolds: Florence. Ron Howard, the director, Tom Hanks, the protagonist, and all the crew will be here for the premiere event which will happen on October 6th, 2016. The city of Florence will enjoy a worldwide preview for three days, from October 6th to October 8th. Everywhere else, the film will be released on October 16th. The film by Ron Howard is inspired to the novel by Dan … [Read more...] about Inferno premiere set in Florence in early October 2016

Donatello’s Marzocco – Symbol of Florence

December 17, 2015 By Andrea 1 Comment

Donatello's Marzocco

Donatello's Marzocco is a statue on display at the Bargello Museum, overlooked by most people. And I can't say it's in an unfortunate position because it stands exactly in the center of the most important room of the museum. The fact is that, unfortunately, that room displays such great works, like Donatello's Bronze David, Verrocchio's David, Donatello St George and the panels by Brunelleschi and Ghiberti that competed to be awarded the Baptistery North Doors, that it's hard to focus on the … [Read more...] about Donatello’s Marzocco – Symbol of Florence

Medici family – Rulers of Florence Italy

The Medici family

Medici Family origins   We don't know much on the origin of the Medici family, generally we suppose they come from Mugello, the countryside north of Florence, where they owned lands. The first trace of the Medici in Florence is a tomb inside the old Cathedral of Santa Reparata: the man in the tomb is Giovanni de Medici, gonfaloniere in the Republic of Florence around 1350. We don't even know much about their name: Medici is the plural for medico, in English: doctor. Anyway, like many … [Read more...] about Medici family – Rulers of Florence Italy

The age of Dante Alighieri

The age of Dante

Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was a Florentine poet, who wrote the greatest ever Italian poem: the Divine Comedy. When Dante was born, Florence Italy was the largest European city and also the richest: in a continent dominated by the feudal system, merchants and bankers from the Republic of Florence made huge profits importing wool and exporting precious fabric. Family driven companies were in competition not only to make more profits, but also to gain control of the Republic … [Read more...] about The age of Dante Alighieri

Medici Godfathers of the Renaissance (Youtube videos)

November 11, 2015 By Andrea Leave a Comment

Medici Godfathers of the Renaissance

Recently I watched this interesting documentary about the Medici family history on History Channel: "Medici Godfathers of the Renaissance", but I just realized that the entire series (4 episodes) is on Youtube and this allowed me to watch them a second time and make notes on the flaws this documentary has. I remember some strange things in the documentary, that either I didn't like or were not fitting what I know about Florence Italy history and the Medici family, so I decided to do some … [Read more...] about Medici Godfathers of the Renaissance (Youtube videos)

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