How the Medici shaped the Renaissance.
Format:
Video disc
Title:
How the Medici shaped the Renaissance.
ISBN:
9781644651230
Publication:
Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, [2021]
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (approximately 364 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 120 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.)
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General Note:
Course no. 30040
Contents:
Disc 1: Florence at the dawn of the Renaissance -- The foundations of Medici greatness -- The godfather: Cosimo de' Medici -- The gouty: Piero de' Medici -- Lorenzo the maginificent -- Magnificence achieved -- disc 2: The first collapse of the Medici regime -- Theocracy and republicanism at Florence -- The Medici restoration -- The last Florentine Republic -- The Black Prince: Alessandro de' Medici -- Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand duke of Tuscany.
Summary:
The extraordinary Medici family played a key role in the world-changing phenomenon of the Renaissance. This course leads you through the dazzling trajectory of the Medici, where you'll trace the founding of the Medici dynasty, learn how the Medici commissioned iconic works of art and architecture, encounter towering Medici luminaries, and follow how the Medici ultimately became hereditary rulers.
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