Palazzo Medici- riccardi
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