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Medici and Their Properties
Palazzo della Signoria, Uffizi Gallery, and Piti Palace
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Art History
Undergraduate 2
03/19/2013

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1494-1512
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Rebublic of Firenze.
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1513-1531
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The Medici Power is held by Cardinal Giulio de'Medici (son of the brother of Lorenze de'Medici).
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1522
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Pope Clemente VII is elected.
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1531
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Alessandro de'Medici is the first Duke of Firenze.
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1533
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Caterina de'Medici (grand-daughter of Lorenzo) marries Henry Duke of Orleans, later King of France.
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Important!-> 1537 <-Important!
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Alessandro is killed. Cosimo I becomes Duke.
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1519-1574
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Cosimo I lifespan.
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1539
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Cosimo I marries Eleonora di Toledo.
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1569
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Cosimo I becomes Grand Duke of Tuscany.
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1540
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Cosimo and Eleonora move from Palazzo Medici to Palazzo della Signoria (Palazzo Vecchio).
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1511-1574
Definition
Life of Giorgio Vasari, architect, painter, and writer who restored Palazzo della Signoria (Palazzo Vecchio) for the Medici.
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"The Lives of the Artists"
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Book by Giorgio Vasari written and published in 1550 and 1568.
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1549
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Eleonora buys Palazzo Piti from the Piti family.
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Palazzo Piti
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Built by Luca Fancelli between 1457-1461.
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Important-> 1559 <-Important!
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The Uffizi are commissioned by Cosimo I de'Medici. It's first use was for the Magistrate's and governmental offices.
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1565
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Cosimo asks Vasari to design the "Vasari Corridor" to connect the Palazzo della Signoria (Palazzo Vecchio) and Piti palace through the Uffizi.
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1572
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Francesco I de'Medici's Studiolo is completed in Palazzo della Signoria (Palazzo Vecchio).
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Studiolo
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A private room where the collector could keep the most precious objects displayed in cabinets, drawers, and on shelves. This was a secluded place in which the collector could sit and write, admire his masterpieces, and create his own works (Francesco was an alchemist).
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1541-1587
Definition
Life of Francesco I de'Medici
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1574
Definition
Death of both Cosimo I and Vasari.
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1536-1608
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Life of Bernardo Buontalenti
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1584
Definition
Construction of the Tribuna
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1586
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Construction of the Teatro
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Top "U" shaped floor of the Uffizi
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Used by the Medici family as a gallery to show their treasures to the important visitors who came to visit.
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Teatro Mediceo
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Built in the space that today corresponds to the Drawing Collection and the Botticelli Room. The Medici invited artists from all over the world to perform in this theatre.
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Tribuna "1589"
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Inventory of the Tribuna written.
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Tribuna
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Designed to symbolize the union of man (art) and the universe (the 4 elements). Conceived by Francesco I, and designed by Buontalenti.
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1591
Definition
Montaigne and Galileo Galilei visit the Tribuna, whom the Grand Duke intended to be open to visitors.
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Ufizzi: Medici Display
Definition
1589-1743; Decorative and theatrical arrangement of different media objects mixed together like in a Wunderkammer.
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Wunderkammer
Definition
Room of Wonders; Arrangement of objects and art pieces mixed together, where natural and artificial things came together in a mixed display.
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1737: Patto di Famiglia by Anna Maria Luisa de'Medici
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A document that prevents future rulers from removing the Medici collections from Florence.
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Uffizi: Lorena Display
Definition
1771-1772; Systematic display of objects with an educational aim. Rooms were organized by categories and schools of artists.
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1775
Definition
The "Naturalia" collection of the Uffizi is moved to the Museo della Specola.
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Uffizi: Modern Display
Definition
1800 and after1956: Chronological display that followed the history of the painting.
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Uffizi: Display of Sala dei Primitivi
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Old Masters Room: Michelucci, Gardella, and Scarpa).
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1989
Definition
Many works are recovered from the art that was stolen during Nazism.
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Grandi Uffizi project
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1998-2014; A new wing of the Uffizi is being built, led by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, featuring a new entrance/exit area, new display of the Tribuna, and a new first floor.
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