Lorenzo de' Medici and the Art of Magnificence

DOWNLOADLorenzo de' Medici and the Art of Magnificence (The Johns Hopkins Symposia in Comparative History) by F. W. Kent In the past half century scholars have downplayed the significance of Lorenzo de' Medici (1449--1492), called "the Magnificent," as a patron of the arts. Less wealthy than his grandfather Cosimo, the argument goes, Lorenzo was far more interested in collecting ancient objects