Pico Della Mirandola, Giovanni
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Pico Della Mirandola, Giovanni, (1463–94), an Italian humanist and philosopher, spent part of his life at Florence in the circle of Lorenzo de' Medici. In 1486 he published 900 theses, offering to maintain them at Rome, but some of his propositions were pronounced heretical and the public debate did not take place. The famous oration
De Dignitate Hominis, with which he intended to introduce the debate, is one of the most important philosophical works of the 15th cent. Pico was a daring syncretist, who vainly tried to make a synthesis of Christianity, Platonism, Aristotelianism, and the Jewish cabbala. His Life and some of his writings were translated by Sir T.
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Lorenzo the Inconsiderable. (quincentenary anniversary of the death of Lorenzo de Medici)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 8/29/1992; 700+ words
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Astral magic in the Renaissance: gems, poetry, and patronage of Lorenzo de' Medici.(Critical essay)
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Lorenzo de' Medici and the Art of Magnificence.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 6/22/2006; ; 700+ words
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Lorenzo de' Medici: Collector and Antiquarian.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
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Portraits and masks in the art of Lorenzo de' Medici, Botticelli, and Politian's 'Stanze per la Giostra.'.
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 3/22/1999; ; 700+ words
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The ultimate pen. (Montblanc's Lorenzo de Medici pen) (Accessories: Supplement to Women's Wear Daily) (Brief Article)
Magazine article from: WWD; 5/1/1992; 585 words
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LORENZO'S HEIRS.(Medici family)
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Two notes on Michelangelo in Florence: the facade of S Lorenzo and the 'kneeling' windows of Palazzo Medici.(Critical Essay)
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Lorenzo de' Medici
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Medici, Lorenzo de' (1449–1492)
Book article from: The Renaissance
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Book article from: World Encyclopedia
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Medici, Lorenzo de
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
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Piero de' Medici
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Italian merchant prince. He succeeded his father, Lorenzo de' Medici (Lorenzo il Magnifico), as head of the Medici family...Leo X were brothers of Piero. Piero's son, Lorenzo de' Medici, became (1516) duke of Urbino.
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