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Giuliano de' Medici was the younger son of Lorenzo il Magnifico and the brother of Pope Leo X. He became the duke of Nemours in 1515 and was a patron of the arts and letters.
Giuliano de' Medici, duke of Nemours, was the youngest son of Lorenzo the Magnificent, and consequently the uncle of the younger Lorenzo. In reality he was greatly superior to his nephew, but curiously enough his appearance in Michelangelo's statue is more commonplace, though his attitude is graceful.
Details. Title: Giuliano de' Medici (1479–1516), Duke of Nemours. Creator: Raphael. Date Created: 1500/1599. Physical Dimensions: 32 3/4 x 26 in. (83.2 x 66 cm) Type: Painting. External Link:...
The decorations of the Medici funerary chapel was commissioned from Michelangelo in 1520 by Cardinal Giulio de 'Medici, afterwards Pope Clement VII (1478-1534). The figure of Giuliano (1479-1516) is seated in a niche above his tomb on which recline allegorical figures of Night and Day.
Apr 13, 2018 · In the first sustained biography of this misrepresented figure, Josephine Jungic re-evaluates Giuliano’s life and shows that his infamous reputation was exaggerated by Medici partisans who feared his popularity and respect for republican self-rule.
Michelangelo “Night” on Giuliano de Medici's Tomb, New Sacristy in Florence. Sculpture - Carrara marble (155 x 150 x 63 cm) 1524-1534. Michelangelo, “Night” Michelangelo's “Night” is on the lid of the sarcophagus of Giuliano de Medici, Duke of Nemours, lying back to back with the “Day” represented by a bearded and powerful man.
Giuliano de' Medici, the future Duke of Nemours, as a young boy. A contemporary of the parents of Giuliano, a certain Matteo Franco, described the scene, when he met with Clarice Orsini, her sons Piero, Giovanni and Giuliano (picture above) and her nephew Giulio "riding pillion, with their attendants.
