Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jonathon Keats is a writer and artist who critiques museum exhibits. When Cosimo I de’ Medici became the second duke of Florence, ...

In his 1963 book, 'The Rise and Decline of the Medici Bank,' medieval economic historian Raymond de Roover likens the Medici banking dynasty to today's banking fortresses. And it makes sense. The ...

For almost 500 years, historians have been debating what actually caused the deaths of two representatives of one of the most influential Renaissance families, the Medici. Some believed that they were ...

While Lorenzo the Magnificent remains the most well-known member of the Medici family thanks to popular biographies and the Netflix series, Duke Cosimo I was the most successful Medici of them all.

One of the many new shows to hit Netflix this weekend technically isn’t new at all. Medici: The Magnificent is actually just a follow up season to Medici: Masters of Florence, a lavish Renaissance ...

Fans were happy when showrunner Frank Spotnitz announced in January 2019 that filming of season 3 of the historical drama series Medici was already complete. Medici season 3 will continue the saga of ...

Medici: The Magnificent takes place 20 years after the first season Medici: Masters of Florence and follows Cosimo de’Medici’s (played by Richard Madden) grandson Lorenzo de’Medici (Daniel Sharman).

With brief exceptions, the Medici ruled Florence from the mid-15th until the mid-18th century, rising from the lowly rank of traders in textiles to become bankers, warlords and grand dukes. When one ...

Netflix released the new series of Medici, titled Medici: The Magnificent, on Friday (January 25), three years after the release of season one Masters of Florence. Medici’s new season begins after a ...

The sweep of Italian history and art history in dazzling portraits from the dynasty’s final hurrah, on view in a sumptuous exhibition at the Met. By Roberta Smith It’s hard to imagine Florence, cradle ...