The Palace of Cosimo the Old one.

For who it has already passed and read to the page of sà Pitti Palace already of the competition between the Doctors and the Pitti on the dimensions of the palace and therefore of the affectation of the power between the families Flourishing some of the time.

Commissioned from Cosimo the old one, the palace Medici-Riccardi is gushed from the talent of Michelozzo, after to have discarded a plan considered

too much striking to the fine politicians, of Michelangelo. These affirmations are brought back from the Vasari that defines it too much "   sontuoso and magnificent" even if not are other replies of the vicissitude. It is of fact that all that could be real. Ten years before, Cosimo the Old one had endured the ollowing jail in Old Palace and exile in Veneto with the accusation of tyranny from part of its adversaries. True it is, than little after it was recalled to furor of people to I re-enter in city but the precaution, as it is said, is not never too much.

"Incaricò therefore Michelozzo, a valid but equally more discreet architect, which he realized a cubical palace from imposing the external aspect, but sobrio and austere (1444-1452 or 1460), around to a courtyard center them with columns corinzie, inspiring themselves in part to the recovery of elements classics operated from Leon Alberti Batiste in the realization of Rucellai Palace. It was but just the Palace Medical to fix canoni of all the civil architecture of the Rinascimento, as an example making from model Palace Chokes."

The palace, situated in one "strategic" position to the crossing of Wide way (today via Cavour) and via de ' Gori, it was to two steps from "the protected" churches of the Family: Saint Lorenzo and San Mark and to as many little steps from the Dome. The palace is imposing, sobrio and elegant, To sporgenti stones to pian the land that with raising itself of the plans, becomes smooth and as soon as framed to the last plans. On two sides, a bench of via, in use much common one to those times for praticità (to allow people to be based) and to also for aesthetic reasons. To the last one slowly, it puts into effect it them cornice was replaced from true and own merlons and a loggia that currently it is bulwark.
 

To the inside of the palace, between the numerous decorations, to signal the nail head of the Magi, Benozzo Gozzoli that was student of Angelic Blessed soul, on a commission basis of Piero the Gottoso that directly followed the planning and the development of jobs (1459). In effects with the Magi this painting enters nothing not there, as custom of the age the members of the family and the political personages of the age slipped themselves into religious rappresentazioni who had "the right" are to us. On the painting there are between the other: Lorenzo the Magnificent one, its father, Piero the Gottoso and the head of the family, Cosimo the Old one. The natività on the altar is only a copy, originates it them is found to the museum of Berlin.

Il palazzo, situato in una posizione "strategica" all'incrocio di via Larga (oggi via Cavour) e via de' Gori, era a due passi dalle chiese "protette" della Famiglia: San Lorenzo e San Marco e ad altrettanti pochi passi dal Duomo. Il palazzo è imponente, sobrio ed elegante, A pietre sporgenti al pian terreno che con l'innalzarsi dei piani, diventano lisce ed appena incorniciate agli ultimi piani. Su due lati, una panca di via, in uso molto comune a quei tempi per praticità (permettere alla gente di sedersi) e ad anche per ragioni estetiche. All'ultimo piano, l'attuale cornicione era sostituito da veri e propri merli ed una loggia che attualmente è murata.
 

All'interno del palazzo, tra le numerose decorazioni, da segnalare la cappella dei Magi, di Benozzo Gozzoli che fu allievo di Beato Angelico, su commissione di Piero il Gottoso che seguì direttamente la progettazione e lo sviluppo dei lavori (1459). In effetti con i Magi questo dipinto non c'entra niente, come costume dell'epoca si infilavano in rappresentazioni religiose i componenti della famiglia e i personaggi politici dell'epoca che avevano "il diritto" di esserci. Sul dipinto vi sono tra l'altro: Lorenzo il Magnifico, suo padre, Piero il Gottoso ed il capofamiglia, Cosimo il Vecchio. La natività sull'altare è solo una copia, l'originale si trova al museo di Berlino.

Enrichments

The interest for the art and the taste of the beautiful one of the Doctors was not only manifested in the careful one chosen of the palace, but also in the enrichment of the same one. Endured sculptures, paintings and works of art of every kind they began to multiply itself. The David di Donatello, today darkened dallal reputation of that one of Michelangelo, was found in the garden of the palace. Now the statue finds to the museum of the Bargello (Palace of the Bargello) and for the timetable of opening indeed ridicule and for the work of the Buonarroti, "the often forgotten" David. Two greatest errors. To the inside of the palace moreover there were the three paintings of the "Battle of Saint Romano" of Paul Bird that heard, heard, adorned the bedroom of the Magnificent one. There were moreover works of Botticelli, the Verrocchio, Antonio of the Pollaiolo, Domenico Ghirlandaio, collections of gems, cameos and is gone in hard stones. In the park on the side North, classic statues bought in great part to Rome were placed and under the direction of the Blockhead, the first "Academy of Fine Arts" was created where young and it gets passionate to you could copy, study and reproduce the models classics and to learn the pittoriche and scultoree artistic techniques. Leonardo from You win, nacque artistic just here, in order not to forget Michelangelo and Raffaello Sanzio, "the cursed" painter.

The 1500's

With the dead women of In 1492 Muore Lorenzo the Magnificent one and for Florence concluded an age. The Piero son to the passage of the French army of Carl VIII towards Rome had opened wide the doors of the city not engaging battle. The ollowing bag of Rome was tremendous, the Roman passes to you to fil of sword, the set afire and plundered city, palaces and the ggiate most precious works

sacche. Rome after that devastating passage, was not never more the same one. The Savonarola found therefore fertile land in the preech of the more orthodox Christian values. The second hunting was put therefore in action Medical goddesses from Florence, the statue of Olofene ricollocata in Public square della Signoria to symbol della defeat della tyranny. The David of donatello ended in Old Palace while the assets of the church of Orsanmichele were puttinges to the spell. Fortune wanted that great part of the treasure never did not leave Florence and the resumption of the power, all Giovanni of the Doctors was recomposed from the Cardinal (then Pope Leone X and son of Lorenzo - memories in such sense also SS. Announced) and from Giulio Cardinal de' Doctors (then Pope Clemente VII), son of the brother of Lorenzo (the Giuliano assassinated during the revolt of the Crazy ones). In this period the loggia was removed on the road in order to earn in emergency and open the great windows to the flat land, job attributed to Michelangelo in 1517.  courtyard was placed the sculpture of the Orfeo di Baccio Bandinelli that admires still today.