Cosimo de’ MediciLasting Influence on Politics, Banking, Religion, and Art

Presentation by: Ashleigh-Lyne Allen, Shawn Gray, Forrester Hinds, and Jennifer Mueller

Forging Alliances

Rise to Leading Family Bank Father created the bank. Mentored to lead bank by father Lent money to Nobility and Papacy

Medici-faced coin featuring Cosimo

Exile From Florence

Albizzi and Strozzi famlilies arrested him He was tried and exiled from the city People begged for his return

Influence on Causing Florentine Renaissance Funded many public projects Restored churches around Florence Imported exotic items Sent envoys for ancient written works

Cosimo’s Florence

Cosimo’s RenaissancePhysical manifestations of

power and control

Religion• Rebuilding and

redecorating of churches

• Pleasing the Florentines

• Manifestations represented all over Florence

• Importance of charity

• Without Cosimo

Consider Medici Next Time You…NetworkBankEnter a BuildingExamine ArtworkSee a Church

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