Cosimo di medici (bronzino)

Cosimo de Medici

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  • Sep 27, 1389

    Cosimo de Medici born

    Born in Florence, son of a wealthy banker.
  • May 28, 1401

    Baptistry of San Giovanni

    Medici was a patron to Lorenzo Ghiberti who designed the brass doors, The Gates of Paradise,
  • Nov 30, 1433

    Father's Death

    This led to the Medici family being banished by a rival family, Albizzi. After one year the Medici family was summoned back by the people of Florence. They made Cosimo de Medici the leader of the republic.
  • Jul 18, 1434

    Bronze "David"

    Medici comissioned Donatello to create a bronze statue of David. This was the first nude statue to scale since Classical times.
  • Jun 2, 1439

    Council of Ferrara-Florence

    This was a meeting, financed by Medici, that was to settle the split between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
  • Dec 17, 1444

    Founded Medici (Laurentian) Library

    This was the first public library in Europe, designed by Michelozzo. In it he collected valuable writings and other manuscripts.
  • Aug 1, 1464

    Medici's Death

    Was given the title pater patn'ae ("father of his country") by the citizens of Flourence.