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Há 1 dia · Catherine de’ Medici has come down to us through history as “the serpent queen,” a tag that captures her reputation for political opportunism and ruthlessness. Her reputation has been especially stained by her alleged complicity in the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre of Protestants that took place in Paris in 1572 at the height of Catholic-Protestant hostilities.
Há 1 dia · Catherine de Medicis was a French queen (1519-1589). After the early death of her husband, she served as regent for her sons. Her policy of tolerance toward Protestants failed to prevent the outbreak of religious wars. She worked hard to defend the French monarchy between the Catholic Duke of Guise and the Protestants. She also contributed to the cultural development of France.
Há 4 dias · The Uffizi Diva. The Medici Venus in the Tribune of the Uffizi. What makes an artwork praiseworthy? First of all, its beauty but also its myth making, indeed. This is the case of the Medici Venus brought by Napoleon to Paris, where it became a symbol of national identity.
Há 1 dia · The life and times of Catherine de’ Medici—the most powerful woman in sixteenth-century Europe—as seen through her often controversial role in religion and the arts.During an age of heightened religious conflict, Catherine de' Medici lived her life at the center of sixteenth-century European and French politics. Daughter of Lorenzo II, the Medici ruler of Florence—and then wedded to a ...
Há 2 dias · Catarina de Médici e a Política do Equilíbrio. Catarina de Médici, a matriarca da família real francesa, é frequentemente retratada como uma figura ambígua na história das Guerras de Religião. Embora seja lembrada por sua tentativa de manter o equilíbrio entre católicos e protestantes, suas decisões muitas vezes resultaram em ...
Há 1 dia · The Medici produced four popes of the Catholic Church—Pope Leo X (1513–1521), Pope Clement VII (1523–1534), Pope Pius IV (1559–1565) and Pope Leo XI (1605)—and two queens of France—Catherine de' Medici (1547–1559) and Marie de' Medici (1600–1610).
Há 4 dias · The recipient of the chest was Francis I of Brittany who received it as a gift from Pope Clement VII in Marseilles in October 1533 on the occasion of the marriage of his niece Catherine de’ Medici to the second son of the sovereign, the future king of France, Henry II.
