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Episode 67: Making of the Medici Legend

Besides being a political reformer, Cosimo was also a master at using art and literature to glorify not only himself, but his ancestors.

The Apotheosis of Cosimo de’ Medici (1563-1565) by Giorgio Vasari. Source: Palazzo Vecchio.
An allegorical depiction of Cosimo I planning the conquest of Siena with Silence and the other virtues by Giorgio Vasari (1563-1565). Source: Palazzo Vecchio.
Perseus with the Head of Medusa (1545-1554) by Benvenuto Cellini. Source: Piazza della Signoria, DS (Wikimedia)

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