The Medici Pope Leo X: a Portrait of Cynicism, Corruption and Capture

Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449-1492) was the grandson of prestigious and great Cosimo de’ Medici, who we covered yesterday in Where is Cosimo de’ Medici When We Need Him? Lorenzo, in most respects, followed the Medici-patron […]

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