#Maria de' Medici

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Santi di Tito (Italian, 1536-1603) Portrait of the Young Maria de' Medici, c.1590s Opificio delle pietre dure

[dreamconsumer]

Portrait of Maria de’ Medici. By Frans Pourbus the Younger.

[resplendentoutfit]

Peter Paul Rubens • Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia, Wife of Archduke Albrecht VII • c. 1613/15

The Resplendent Outfit: The outrageous, extravagant, sometimes humorous and often beautiful outfits worn by subjects of old portraits; sometimes captioned, as an attempt at satire; a little history occasionally thrown in the mix.

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A Brief History of the Ruff

In the 16th century ruffs became popular for both men and women. It was a separate accessory whose function was to protect the overall garment from becoming soiled at the neck. It could be removed and laundered separately. The ruff evolved from the medieval split collar which likely served the same function.

The ruff collar started as a simple circle and throughout the century evolved into rather large, stiff contraptions (such as the one worn in the portrait above) that restricted movement. Because of this, it was thought to force its wearer to conform to proper posture. Its size and impracticality were somehow symbolic of the wealth of its owner.

The popularity of the ruff extended well into the 17th century.

Fun Fact! These collars are sometimes referred to as Medici collars as they were popularized by Maria de’ Medici, Queen of France.

[sforzesco]

some sketches of Lorenzo de Medici and Galeazzo Maria Sforza :)

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[cesareeborgia]

↳ Historical Ladies Name: Mary/Marie/Maria

[unabashedqueenfury]

Reign 2013-17/01-13

Maria e Francesco

[yxxxxxx1]

It has been a week or two since I've started to rewatch the series 'Medici: Masters of Florence'. Every time I start a new period show or rewatch an old one, I feel the need to go through the internet and research the characters of the show. I already downloaded a few books about them. I believe I will make a few threads/posts around the Medici's, especially about my favorites, like Lorenzo the Magnificent💞 and his brother Giuliano de' Medici💔.

If the multiverse really exists, I hope that Giuliano survived the Pazzi conspiracy.

Bradley James as Giuliano de' Medici

[fashionbooksmilano]

Grandi Regine

Giuliana Pistoso

Illustrazioni di Ugo Fontana

Mondadori, Milano 1968, 155 pagine, 20x28cm

euro 15,00

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Galla Placidia - Adelaide di Borgogna - Margherita d'Austria - Isabella di Castiglia - Caterina de Medici - Elisabetta d'Inghilterra - Maria Teresa d'Austria - Caterina di Russia

Le protagoniste delle vicende narrate in questo volume - otto eccezionali figure di sovrane - abbracciano e dominano, anche per la loro longevità, un arco vastissimo di tempo: circa quattrocento anni di storia. Intelligenza, sensibilità, coraggio, intuito politico sono le doti che queste regine leggendarie, quasi un simbolo dei tempi in cui vissero, rivelarono nel corso del loro governo, meritando l'attributo di "grandi". In queste pagine, impreziosite da documenti e tavole di raffinata concezione, le grandiose figure delle otto regine riacquistano per il lettore di oggi contorni umani, pur sfumati fra toni di luce e d'ombra, fra verità e leggenda.

Grandi regine è un volume di biografie di sovrane dall'antichità fino all'età moderna (da Galla Placidia e Caterina di Russia): per illustrare il testo di Giuliana Pistoso, Ugo Fontana si è ispirato alla storia dell'arte, soprattutto del Rinascimento, rielaborandone in modo originale l'iconografia. 

24/07/23

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[onetrueartform]

Whatever you do, don’t think about Lorenzo and Clarice’s eldest child Lucrezia and her eldest child Giovanni (their first grandchild) dying within a month of each other, at the ages of 83 and 63 respectively

[felipe-v-fanblog]

The portrait of Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg (1672-1741), Gian Gastone de' Medici's wife, Grand Duke of Tuscany, is part of the so-called "serie aulica" (or "dei serenissimi principi"), a collection of portraits of the most important members of the House of Medici. The work and a matching portrait of her husband entered together into the Uffizi Gallery on 29 November 1726. The artist is not known, but the portrait planning and modus operandi have been recognized strictly close to that one of Violante Beatrice of Bavaria, sister-in-law to Gian Gastone, for which the name of the painter Giovanni Gaetano Gabbiani is documented. It seems that we should attribute him all the last portraits of the "serie aulica", similar in execution. The source for the portrait of Grand Duchess Maria Anna Franziska is not known, since she refused to come to Florence after her wedding and stayed in Bohemia for the rest of her life. Probably a miniature or a small portrait that depicted her still young, since in 1726 the Grand Duchess was fifty-four already.

The portrait of Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, is part of the so-called "serie aulica" (or "of the most serene princes"), a collection of portraits of the most important members of the House of Medici.

[all-that-is-gold-is-now-gone]

Um so Happy Pazzi Conspiracy day!!!!

546 years ago, the Pazzi attacked Lorenzo and Giuliano de Medici in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. On the Sabbath, in the middle of mass.

Giuliano was killed, being stabbed 19 times by Francesco Pazzi, and died that day.

Lorenzo survived and then hunted down the conspirators and hung Francesco Pazzi, Jacopo Pazzi and the Archbishop Francesco Salviati from the Palazzo Vecchio.

The Pazzi conspiracy by Stefano Ussi

[recycledmoviecostumes]

This beautiful green and yellow coat was almost certainly created for the 1949 film Prince of Foxes, where Wanda Hendrix wore it as Camilla Verano. The costume was later seen in Lucrèce Borgia in 1953 on an extra, and in 1977, Maureen Kerwin wore the ensemble as Lucrèce Borgia in the second episode of Les Borgia ou le sang doré. In 2006, the costume still appeared in beautiful condition in Los Borgia on Maria Valverde as Lucrecia Borgia, and finally, in 2016, it was worn by Annabel Scholey as Contessina de’ Bardi in Medici: Masters of Florence. 

This costume has been used for 67 years and is likely still in use, which makes it the longest continual usage of a costume that Recycled Movie Costumes has been able to record.

Costume Credit: Lucia, Katie S.

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[medievalandfantasymelee]

Candidates for the title of

🌹Queen of Love & Beauty🌹

Candidates were given priority based on the number of submissions they received (in brackets behind their names and credentials). After all candidates with multiple submissions were entered, single submission candidates were admitted in order of submission.

Guinevere [Angel Coulby], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012) [17]

Morgana Pendragon [Katie McGrath], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012) [11]

Lady Éowyn of Rohan [Miranda Otto], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) [10]

Lady Marian Fitzwalter [Olivia de Havilland], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) [9]

Isabeau of Anjou [Michelle Pfeiffer], Ladyhawke (1985) [8]

Arwen Undomiel [Liv Tyler], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) [7]

Galadriel of Lothlórien [Cate Blanchett], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) [7]

Princess Buttercup [Robin Wright], The Princess Bride (1987) [6]

Lucrezia Borgia [Holliday Grainger], The Borgias (2011-2013) [6]

Princess Isabella Maria Lucia Elizabetta of Valencia [Karen David], Galavant (2015-2016) [5]

Lagertha [Katheryn Winnick], Vikings (2013-2020) [5]

Sorsha [Joanne Whalley], Willow (1988) [5]

Lady Æthelflæd of Mercia [Millie Brady], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022) [4]

Princess Gwendolyn [Angela Lansbury], The Court Jester (1955) [4]

Maid Jean [Glynis Johns], The Court Jester (1955) [4]

Lady Marion of Leaford [Judi Trott], Robin of Sherwood (1984-1986) [4]

Rebecca of York [Olivia Hussey], Ivanhoe (1982) [4]

Alicent Hightower [Olivia Cooke], House of the Dragon (2022-) [3]

Aliena [Hayley Atwell], The Pillars of the Earth (2010) [3]

Queen Cersei Lannister [Lena Headey], Game of Thrones (2011-2019) [3]

Princess Daenerys Targaryen [Emilia Clarke], Game of Thrones (2011-2019) [3]

Danielle de Barbarac [Drew Barrymore], Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998) [3]

Devasena [Anushka Shetty], Baahubali (2017) [3]

Elizabeth de Burgh [Florence Pugh], Outlaw King (2018) [3]

Queen Guinevere [Vanessa Redgrave], Camelot (1967) [3]

Hürrem Sultan [Meryem Uzleri], Magnificent Century {Muhteşem Yüzyıl} (2011-2014) [3]

Lady Jocelyn [Shannyn Sossamon], A Knight’s Tale (2001) [3]

Princess Lili [Mia Sara], Legend (1985) [3]

Lady Margaery Tyrell [Natalie Dormer], Game of Thrones (2011-2019) [3]

Marian of Knighton [Lucy Griffiths], BBC’s Robin Hood (2006-2009) [3]

Lady Sansa Stark [Sophie Turner], Game of Thrones (2011-2019) [3]

Sheng Minglan [Zhang Liying], The Story of Minglan (2018) [3]

Queen Susan the Gentle [Sophie Winkleman], The Chronicles of Narnia (2005-2010) [3]

Lady Anne Neville [Claire Bloom], Richard III (1955) [2]

Lady Anne Neville [Phoebe Fox], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016) [2]

Brienne of Tarth [Gwendoline Christie], Game of Thrones (2011-2019) [2]

Bronwyn [Nazanin Bonialdi], The Rings of Power (2022-) [2]

Queen Catherine of Aragon [Maria Doyle Kennedy], The Tudors (2007-2010) [2]

Contessina de Bardi [Annabel Scholey], Medici (2016-2019) [2]

Egwene Al’Vere [Madeleine Madden], The Wheel of Time (2021-) [2]

Queen Eleanore of Aquitane [Katharine Hepburn], The Lion in Winter (1968) [2]

Queen Elizabeth Woodville [Rebecca Ferguson], The White Queen (2013) [2]

Donna Giulia Farnese [Lotte Verbeek], The Borgias (2011-2013) [2]

Queen Guinevere [Cheri Lunghi], Excalibur (1981) [2]

Jadis, the White Witch [Tilda Swinton], The Chronicles of Narnia (2005-2010) [2]

Jeanne d’Arc [Renee Falconetti], The Passion of Joan of Arc {La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc} (1928) [2]

Joan of Arc [Milla Jovovich], The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) [2]

Kate [Laura Fraser], A Knight’s Tale (2001) [2]

Lady Kate Percy [Michelle Dockery], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016) [2]

Queen Lucy the Valiant [Rachael Henley] [2]

Queen Madelena [Mallory Jansen], Galavant (2015-2016) [2]

Queen Margaret of Anjou [Sophie Okonedo], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016) [2]

Lady Mary Boleyn [Charity Wakefield], Wolf Hall (2015-2024) [2]

Moiraine Damodred [Rosamund Pike], The Wheel of Time (2021-) [2]

Morgana Pendragon [Eva Green], Camelot (2011) [2]

Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen [Emma D’Arcy], House of the Dragon (2022-) [2]

Queen Sibylla of Jerusalem [Eva Green], Kingdom of Heaven (2005) [2]

Eliška Pomořanská [Jana Brejchová], A Night at Karlstein {Noc na Karlštejně} (1973) [1]

Lady Marian [Audrey Hepburn], Robin & Marian (1976) [1]

Ophelia [Jean Simmons], Hamlet (1948) [1]

Aykız Hatun [Hande Subaşı], Diriliş: Ertuğrul (2014-2019) [1]

Roberta Steingas [Clare Foster], Galavant (2015-2016) [1]

Tamina [Gemma Arterton], Prince of Persia (2010) [1]

Princess Isabelle [Sophie Marceau], Braveheart (1995) [1]

Alexandra [Geraldine Viswanathan], Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages (2020) [1]

Isabella of Valois [Emma Hamilton], RSC’s Richard II (2013) [1]

Jade Claymore [Erin Kellyman], Willow (2022) [1]

Anne Boleyn [Genevieve Bujold], Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) [1]

Mu Nihuang [Liu Tao], Nirvana in Fire (2015-2018) [1]

Padmavati [Deepika Padukone], Padmaavat (2018) [1]

Queen Isabella [Tilda Swinton], Edward II (1991) [1]

Djaq [Anjali Jay], BBC’s Robin Hood (2006-2009) [1]

Below is a list of Honorable Mentions...

Anne Boleyn [Natalie Portman], The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

Aslaug [Alyssa Sutherland], Vikings (2013-2020)

Aviendha [Ayoola Smart], The Wheel of Time (2021-)

Catherine of Aragon [Charlotte Hope], The Spanish Princess (2019-2020)

Cecilia Algotsdotter [Sofia Helin], Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)

Doric [Sophia Lillis], Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (2023)

Queen Elizabeth of York [Jodie Comer], The White Princess (2017)

Jiang Yanli [Xuan Lu], The Untamed (2019)

Guinevere [Julia Ormond], First Knight (1995)

Hafsa Sultan [Nebahat Çehre], Magnificent Century {Muhteşem Yüzyıl} (2011-2014)

Hatice Sultan [Selma Ergeç], Magnificent Century {Muhteşem Yüzyıl} (2011-2014)

Queen Isabella of Castile [Michelle Jenner], Isabel (2011-2014)

Isolde [Sophia Myles], Tristan + Isolde (2006)

Joan of Arc [Ingrid Bergman], Joan of Arc (1948)

Kira [Lisa Maxwell, Kathryn Mullen], The Dark Crystal (1982)

Queen Mab [Miranda Richardson], Merlin (1998)

Maleficent [Angelina Jolie], Maleficent (2014)

Lady Margaret Tudor [Georgie Henley], The Spanish Princess (2019-2020)

Marian Dubois [Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio], Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Lady Mary Tudor [Sai Bennett], The Spanish Princess (2019-2020)

Empress Maude [Alison Pill], The Pillars of the Earth (2010)

Morgaine [Julianna Marguiles], The Mists of Avalon (2001)

Queen Ravenna [Charlize Theron], Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

Rebecca of York [Elizabeth Taylor], Ivanhoe (1952)

Rosie Cotton [Sarah MacLeod], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Sharako Lohar [Abigail Thorn], House of the Dragon (2022-)

Tár-Miriel [Cynthia Addai-Robinson], The Rings of Power (2022-)

Ygritte [Rose Leslie], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Yara Greyjoy [Gemma Whelan], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

[m1male2]

Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence.

The first façade of the cathedral, and at the request of the Grand Duke Francis I Medici who found it outdated and not in keeping with the new times, was demolished between 1587 and 1588. So it remained bare until 1887 when it was completely rebuilt according to the project of the Italian architect Emilio de Fabris based on the design of Arnolfo di Cambio (architect and sculptor, 1232/45-1310) although it has been attributed to Giotto di Bondone (painter, architect and sculptor, 1267-1337). The façade is neo-Gothic style with white, green and pink marbles wanting to give unity and harmony with the rest of the cathedral.

(Photos ©️Maik Monuments)

[sforzesco]

poetry might not convince me to pay attention or care about the medici family beyond necessity, but you CAN convince me to turn the spotlights directly onto lorenzo de' medici with phrasing like this. intimately linked. even wedded, you say. and with galeazzo maria sforza's named mentioned. fascinating choice of words.

Magnifico: the Brilliant Life and Times of Lorenzo de’ Medici, Miles J. Unger