The Life of Lorenzo De' Medici: Called the Magnificent

Statesman, poet, and patron of genius, Lorenzo de' Medici steered Renaissance Florence through an age of brilliance and crisis, redefining what power could be. Power, art, faith, politics collide. In this renaissance biography classic edition, William Roscoe crafts a definitive Lorenzo de Medici biography, following him from his ascent to leadership of Florentine renaissance Italy through the intrigues of Italian renaissance politics, the splendour of courtly festivals, and the perils of wa...