To his wife Clarice at Florence Milan, 22 July 1469
I have arrived here safely and am well. I am sure this will please you more than any other news save that of my return, judging by my own feelings of longing for you and for home. Make much of Piero, Mona Contessina, and Mona Lucrezia. I shall hasten to finish here and return to you, for it seems to me a thousand years since I saw you. Pray to God for me, and if you want anything from here let me know, so long as I have not already left.
-From Milan, July 22, 1469
Source: Lorenzo de' Medici, Selected Poems and Prose
"I do not excuse your sins, Cosimo. It is not my place to do so. And I have sins of my own, but as long as we can breathe, there is a chance that we can atone for them."
Hello you seem to be the medici guy. May I ask for recommendations, books, ect, on how to get more into learning about them without it feeling utterly overwhelming? There’s so much and I have no idea where to start
you might have me confused with someone else, I'm a Sforza Family Enthusiast and Medici Hater
uhhhhhhh that said, I'd recommend picking one of the Big Two (Cosimo, Lorenzo), narrow it down by whatever subject interests you most (arts, banking, politics) and go forwards or backwards from there, probably
additionally, Mary Hollingsworth's The Medici as a general overview to the whole family, and The Medici Women (N. Tomas)
Portrait painting of Mary I of England in Florence Italy . According Peter Stiffell, the original owner of this image (@PStiffell) it was Commissioned by Cosimo I de Medici.
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.