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THE EVOLUTION OF THE MEDICI PORTRAIT: FROM BUSINESS TO POLITICS
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Danford, Mark J
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Year and Degree
2013, Master of Arts, John Carroll University, Humanities.
Abstract
The art patronage of Cosimo “il Vecchio” de' Medici (1389-1464) and Grand Duke Cosimo “il Primo” de' Medici (1519-1574) seemed to be driven by very different ideals. While il Vecchio was driven by business and politics, il Primo was driven by politics and dynastic concerns....It will be shown that when Cosimo “il Vecchio” de' Medici was the Medici patriarch (1434-1464), Medici business strength was at its greatest while Medici portraiture was minimal. On the other end of the spectrum, after Cosimo I de' Medici became the Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1569, Medici political power reached its pinnacle, as did dynastic portraiture.
Committee
Linda Koch, PhD (Advisor)
Subject Headings
Art History
Keywords
medici, portrait, cosimo, duke, vecchio, politics, business, Florence, medici bank
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Danford, M. J. (2013).
THE EVOLUTION OF THE MEDICI PORTRAIT: FROM BUSINESS TO POLITICS
[Master's thesis, John Carroll University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=jcu1383660296
APA Style (7th edition)
Danford, Mark.
THE EVOLUTION OF THE MEDICI PORTRAIT: FROM BUSINESS TO POLITICS.
2013. John Carroll University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=jcu1383660296.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Danford, Mark. "THE EVOLUTION OF THE MEDICI PORTRAIT: FROM BUSINESS TO POLITICS." Master's thesis, John Carroll University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=jcu1383660296
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