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Catherine de' Medici (Italian: Caterina de' Medici, pronounced [kateˈriːna de ˈmɛːditʃi] ... It was designed by Francesco Primaticcio (1504–1570), ...
Francesco de’ Medici Grand Duke of Florence – 10 Curious facts 1. We have Francesco to thank for the Uffizi Gallery. While his father Cosimo had the Uffizi building constructed to accommodate the city’s civic offices in 1559 (by Vasari), Francesco later devoted the upper part of the building to host a private art gallery.
Dec 12, 2006 · Soon after the sudden and simultaneous deaths of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and his wife, Bianca Cappello, in October 1587, rumours spread that the two had been murdered by Francesco's brother, Cardinal Ferdinando. 1 2 Apparently, Ferdinando had a very good motive to kill his brother and the woman that Francesco had loved and then married after the death of his first wife ...
The construction of the "Studiolo" from 1570 to 1575, to a design by court architect and painter Giorgio Vasari with the assistance of the scholar Vincenzo Borghini, was commissioned by Francesco de' Medici who had taken over from his father Cosimo I in 1564 as regent of the Duchy of Tuscany.
Laudomia de' Medici m. Francesco Salviati: Vincenzo de' Medici: Lorenzo de' Medici: Giovanni Salviati (1490–1553) Cardinal: Lorenzo Salviati (1492–1539)
Francesco I was the second Grand Duke of Tuscany, ruling from 1574 until his death in 1587. He was a member of the House of Medici. Introduction Francesco I de' Medici
The protagonist of this relief is Francesco de’Medici (1541-1587). His is the figure at the right, whom the gods´ messenger, Mercury, leads by the hand, towards a female figure that has been identified as an embodiment of the city of Florence.
