Florence is a monument to the Renaissance, showcasing at every turn the art and architecture from that period, which continues to impress and inspire. It's clear what the Italian Renaissance looked ...

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 ...

Like a medieval ATM, one family bankrolled the cultural movement that dragged Europe out of the Dark Ages and into modernity. With their love for art, science and culture, the Medici of Florence ...

Scientists who exhumed the remains of several members of the Medicis, the clan that dominated the Florentine Renaissance, have conclusively dismissed the theory of family murders, solving a more than ...

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 ...

For over three centuries the Medici family dominated Renaissance Florence and much of its economic, political and cultural life. In the arts, the wealthy family is largely remembered for its patronage ...

Bertoldo di Giovanni and collaborators Frieze for the Portico of the Medici Villa at Poggio a Caiano (detail), ca. 1490 Glazed terracotta 22 7/8 x 571 1/4 inches Villa Medicea di Poggio a Caiano, Polo ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In 16th-century Tuscany, the ruling Medici family sometimes received diplomatic gifts of Chinese blue-and-white ...

One of the best jokes in movie history is an apologia for evil. Harry Lime, the black-market peddler of diluted penicillin for sick children, indelibly played by Orson Welles in “The Third Man,” ...