One of the most colorful personalities in history is Lorenzo de 'Medici, called the Magnificent.Its role in world culture as vast as the role of Newton in physics and mathematics.This man lived in the era of Quattrocento, the 1400's, during the heyday of Florence.Unique city-republic known ancient history and residents who think outside the box, valued independence and freedom.In Florence flourished banking and art, commerce, crafts, here worked great architects, poets, sculptors and painters.It is "Blossoming" (as translated the name of the Italian city with the Latin) was the birthplace of humanism - the flow, the main value is called a man.
Here at this time of January 1, 1449 born Lorenzo de 'Medici.His life was an active and full, controversial and very violent.Every day of the forty-three years of his life he lived with meaning.It belonged to the famous dynasty of bankers, so the family was wealthy and influential.Four years after the death of his grandfather Cosimo de 'Medici, the prior of the city, chose the honorable position of his grandson - Lorenzo de' Medici.The young man has earned this honor his intelligence and political talent, high level of education and a love for art, flexible mind and diplomacy.He was not handsome in appearance, but distinguished by a special charm.And almost all his entourage, he excelled in generosity.
Lorenzo de 'Medici brilliantly perform the tasks assigned to it citizens: he provided the world Florence, beauty and well-being.Reasonable rules of the city, he contributed to its prosperity and promote.On duty, the young man frequented court of the ruler of Milan, Naples, Venice and Bologna.The trips he met with the people that decide the fate of the world.From them he learned to rigidly suppress conspiracies against him, and even the Pope excommunicated from the church in response to its own anathema.Lorenzo was able to avoid a war with Rome, has made great strides.
But the most famous Lorenzo de 'Medici as a generous philanthropist who has expanded the library, founded by his grandfather, founded the university, patronized by Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli, collected works of art.Who knows, we could enjoy the amazing masterpieces of the Renaissance, if not for the great man.They could not create his masterpieces and a half, taking care of their daily bread.Or perhaps their work would have been destroyed by time and ruthless people who know nothing about art.Also, under the patronage of Lorenzo de 'Medici acted Careggi Academy, whose members include Pico della Mirandola, Ficino, Poliziano.
Death snatched the great Florentine environment of his true friends and people who sincerely loved him.The mourning was not only Florence, but the entire world of high art.He was mourned as a very dear person.After the death of Maecenas, Giorgio Vasari painted his portrait.How accurately the artist has managed to convey the image of the hero, we do not know.But the important thing is that we, the descendants of the great Lorenzo, remember what he did for us.
