Palazzo Medici- riccardi

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Room of the 4 seasons

- 17th c tapestries -used for conferences and public meetings

Palace outdoor features

- benches and kneeling windows

The magi chapel

- the heart of the palace -on the floor is a central disc with 14 red roses ( jesus genealogy ) -on the floor Piero de Medicics emblem

The themes of the Magi chapel

- the magi's journey, the shepherd's vigil, Angels singing and worshipping, Mystic angel and evangelists symbols -finished in 1462

What are the main points of reference between San Marco and the Magi cavalcade

- visits from royalty, counsel of Florence and confraternity of San Marco

What do the 3 magi represent

-3 different ages of meant -present- mature wise men, the past- the old man, and the future- the young man

The gallery

-built by Pier Maria Baldi -

Where is the Christian centre of the Palazzo

-painter of the chapel Benozzo Golzzoli

What happened in 1459

-palace hosted a legedary feast for the arrival in Florence of Galeazzo Mari Stforza, Lord of Milan.

Main aspects of the construction of the Palazzo

-starts brought ( basement) - polished a the top, Benches and kneel windows outside - Chapel-- Maji

What does the portico host

18th c. archaeological collectino of the riccardi family

near the garden is what statue

Baccio Bandinelli's state of Orpheus and Cerberus

Who is responsible for Magi cavalcade

Benozzo Gozzoli

Where is the Palazzo Medici Riccardi

Florence between San Marco ( Medicis are buried here) and the Baptistry

What medallions in the courtyard represent

Medici coat of arm and stories from greeks Roman myth

who is the architect start to finish of construction

Michelozzo di Bartolomeo -1444- 1462

What spaces is the Palaca tradition represented?

courtyard- depictions of old Greek myths; Gems have carvings ( medics love gems)

Why was Cosimo built there

wanted it to be part of the city - Medicis places used to be new

Was the chapel of the magi devised to allow the Medici family to have a private space for religious function?

yes


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