De Medici

Also known as François, Duke of Anjou and Alençon, he was the youngest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de’ Medici, and brother to King Henry III. The Dutch inscription b...

This book depicts The Grand Duke of Tuscany's Cosimo de' Medici's 1669 European tour, primarily England and Ireland, a beautifully illustrated manuscript written by his travel compan...

This striking theater poster was created by Alphonse Mucha for Lorenzaccio, a play by Alfred de Musset set in 16th-century Florence and centered on the powerful Medici family.

Eurito Echione e Etalide Argonote Etching, 1664 after Remigio Cantagallina From: La manifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l"Arne a Florence, pour le Mariage du Grand Duc, (18 plat...

The original sculpture, created in 1580, decorated the Villa Medici in Rome until 1780, where it was placed by Ferdinando de’ Medici, on top of the fountain in the middle of the stai...

Crafted by the oldest jewelry house in France, with a legacy spanning over 400 years, Mellerio dits Meller has adorned royalty and historical figures such as Queen Victoria, Marie-An...

After the death of Duchesne, Champaigne worked for the Queen Mother, Marie de Medicis, for whom he participated in the decoration of the Luxembourg Palace.

The identity of the woman could be Fioretta Gorini, spouse of Giuliano de' Medici, Lucrezia Donati, platonic love of Lorenzo il Magnifico, or the portrait of Ginevra d'Amerigo Benci,...

It is part of a very important and rare collection called The Florence Fragment Collection which previously exhibited with Museo de’ Medici in Florence, Italy. This is a collection o...

Pair of Médicis Vases Commissioned by Napoléon for Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord Sèvres Circa 1806 Commissioned by Emperor Napoléon I and executed by the world-renowned Sèv...

The artist was inspired to create this piece by a sculpture created by Michelangelo that depicts Giuliano de' Medici, a well-known Italian Renaissance statesman and art patron.

Created by Catherine de Medicis as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564, it was eventually opened to the public in 1667 and became a public park after the French Revolution.

Vintage Mellerio Paris 18 Karat Yellow Gold Collar Signed Mellerio Paris Mellerio Dits Meller Weight: 80.5 grams 17 inches in length 12mm wide Made in France Mellerio Paris Vintag...

Recently Interi exhibited The Crucifix Collection with Museo de' Medici in Florence, Italy which just closed April 21st, 2024.

With his wife, the Italian Catherine de Medici, Henri II favored the development of the pure French antique style.

The themes were inspired by the Stanze of the poet Angelo Poliziano, a key member of the circle of Lorenzo de Medici. Best known are Raphael's frescoes on the ground floor; in the lo...

Among his public works are the statue of Boccaacio and dell'Accorso for the ground floor niches of the courtyard of the Uffizi, medallions commemorating Francesco Redi and the bust o...

In particular it is one of the four allegories of the Parts of the Day, and is located to the right on the sarcophagus of the tomb of Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours. Giulian...

The sculptor and his studio also produced copies after both antique and contemporary sculpture, such as the Venus de Medici and Antonio Canova’s Three Graces. Frilli is first recorde...

A superb pair of hand-painted Medici vases in fabulous polychrome 'Porcelain de Paris' in the Louis XVI style, and standing on sturdy, square bases.

Gli effetti di tale iniziativa non si fecero attendere, tanto che già un anno dopo don Lorenzo de' Medici gli affidò l'importante compito di affrescare nella villa La Petraia un cicl...

Our oil on board bearing the mark of the Paris colour merchants "Maison Merlin Paul Denis Succ, rue de Medicis" measures 35 x 24 cm and is dedicated and signed at the lower right.

It is part of the The Florence Fragment Collection which is exhibiting with Museo de’ Medici this fall. This is a collection of historical fragment artifacts saved from the infamous ...

It is part of the The Florence Fragment Collection which exhibited with Museo de’ Medici in Florence, Italy this fall. This is a collection of historical fragment artifacts saved fro...

It is part of the The Florence Fragment Collection which exhibited with Museo de’ Medici in Florence, Italy this fall. This is a collection of historical fragment artifacts saved fro...

Recently Interi exhibited The Crucifix Collection with Museo de' Medici in Florence, Italy which just closed April 21st, 2024.

Margaret was the daughter of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici and the sister of kings Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III.

Italy was the site of Europe’s first porcelain production: in Florence between 1575 and 1587 under the patronage of Francesco I de’ Medici. The Doccia Porcelain Manufactory, founded ...

Arrivò a Parigi nel 1621 e iniziò la sua carriera lavorando alla decorazione del Palazzo del Lussemburgo per la regina madre, Maria de' Medici. Il suo stile riflette le sue origini f...

Designed by Renato Salimbeni in 1953 and made in Florence at the Salimbeni company headquarters, entirely handcrafted by skilled craftsmen working both metal and semiprecious stone, ...

This iconic series refers to the sculptures of ‘Day’ and ‘Night’, or Dawn and Dusk, that Michelangelo handcarved for the Medici Chapel in Florence. The pair depict two reclining figu...

Franceschini received his first major commission from Don Lorenzo de’ Medici, who asked him to decorate the courtyard of Villa La Petraia with scenes illustrating the history of the ...

It is part of the The Florence Fragment Collection which is exhibiting with Museo de’ Medici in Florence, Italy this fall. This is a collection of historical fragment artifacts saved...

Founded in 1613 and still family‑run today, Mellerio is the oldest independent haute joaillerie house in Europe, a jeweler of queens whose workshop has been perched above 9 Rue de la...

Beside the figures appears the Italian motto "Chi vuol esser lieta sia, doman non v'è certezza"("Let those who wish to be joyful do so, for tomorrow is uncertain"), the celebrated re...

This iconic series refers to the sculptures of ‘Day’ and ‘Night’, or Dawn and Dusk, that Michelangelo handcarved for the Medici Chapel in Florence. The pair depict two reclining figu...

Included in the series are the following: Esther, with nine full page plates; Un Drame sans les Prisons; La derniere Incarnation de Vautrin with eight full page plates; Cesar Birot...

Historical Context Niccolò Gualtieri (1688–1744) was physician to Cosimo III de’ Medici and later held a chair at the University of Pisa, but his abiding passion was conchology.

Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1973 and made in Florence in a unique example of this size, at the Salimbeni company headquarters, entirely handcrafted by skilled craftsmen working b...

The casts depict: the face of Lorenzo de' Medici, now known as Lorenzo the Magnificent, part of the funerary monument sculpted by Michelangelo between 1524 and 1534 for the New Sacri...

Her work has been showcased in multiple Biennales, winning first prize at three of them, the State Hermitage, the Palazzo Strozzi, the Kunstmuseum Ahlen, the Archeological Museum di ...

While studying ancient sculpture in the Garden of San Marco under the patronage of Lorenzo de’ Medici, Michelangelo carved a head of a satyr—now lost.

In 1840, Fantacchiotti was appointed professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, which earned him numerous public commissions: for the Uffizi portico, he delivered the statues...

It is part of the The Florence Fragment Collection which is exhibiting with Museo de’ Medici in Florence, Italy this fall. This is a collection of historical fragment artifacts saved...

He was mainly active in Florence where he was court painter of Prince Mattias de' Medici (1613-1667). During his lifetime he enjoyed a high reputation for his allegorical and mytholo...

Scipione Pulzone, called Il Gaetano (Gaeta 1544 - Rome 1598) - workshop of Portrait of Bianca Cappello (Venice, 1548 - 1587) Grand Duchess of Tuscany, second wife of Francesco I de '...

It is part of a very important and rare collection called The Florence Fragment Collection which previously exhibited with Museo de’ Medici in Florence, Italy. This is a collection o...

The image is closely related to a series of 17th- and 18th-century engravings from the Carmelite convent in Cologne (Karmel Maria vom Frieden), where a devotion to Maria de Pace deve...

In the foreground, the famous equestrian statue of Cosimo I de' Medici, created by Giambologna, stands prominently in the square.

Her contemporary palette is enhanced with vivid colors that even a de Medici might covet. Pope Leo X would recognize Barlock's amethyst luster made from the amethyst gem, but he woul...

The technique was born in Florence, thanks to the interest on the part of Piero de Medici and Lorenzo the Magnificent to revitalize a technique of the Roman mosaic (opus sectile).

She was the eldest daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici. Elisabeth was born in the Château de Fontainebleau.

By placing this scene in a Florentine context of glorification of the members of the Medici family, one hypothesis seems interesting: to recognize in the sovereign the Queen of Franc...

In the foreground, the famous equestrian statue of Cosimo I de' Medici, created by Giambologna, stands prominently in the square.

The pose of this figure owes much to Carpeaux’s Ugolino (1861) and to the seated portrait of Lorenzo de’ Medici carved by Michelangelo (1526-31). While remaining in place on the monu...

Each centre carries a portrait medallion within a gilt border, one depicting Marie Antoinette in a pink gown with a white fichu, a rose held at the breast, the other a lady in a lace...

The composition is organized around the Fountain of Neptune and the equestrian statue of Cosimo I de’ Medici, while a carriage crosses the square under a golden light that reflects o...

The piece is not stamped but the quality of the mahogany and the amount of finely chiseled and burnished gilt bronze mounts, plus the presence of the cartonnier and jewellery drawers...

The tumultuous lives of these two artists moved along parallel trajectories and take the reader from the popular quarters of papal Rome and the rough-and-tumble world of Naples to th...

With his wife, the Italian Catherine de Medici, Henri II favored the development of the pure French antique style.