Above: the original Medici Palace
The Palazzo Medici (-Riccardi), Florence
On the Palace and Michelozzo: Image Sites
Begun 1444 by Michelozzo for Cosimo de'Medici.
- Photos of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi Excellent large photos can be even further enlarged with a click.
- On the Palazzo Medici Its official Web site with a basic history and some photos.
- A collection of exterior details From the Australian National University.
- One photograph of the garden. The Palazzo Medici (-Riccardi) is unique among Florentine Renaissance palaces in preserving its original garden.
- The Procession of the Magi by Benozzo Gozzoli. Painted in 1450/60 in the tiny chapel of the Medici Palace.
- Remember to consider the courtyard also: (right)
On the Medici Palace: primarily text sites
- Vasari's Life of Brunelleschi This is (my) Part Three, where Vasari discusses Brunelleschi's projects for Cosimo de'Medici and others.
- Vasari's Life of Michelozzo
- Development of Florentine Palace Architecture From the APT.
- On the Palazzo Medici, with a few photographs.
- On the Medici Villas. From UNESCO.
Early Palaces: Related Sources
- Early Palaces in and around Florence
- At Home in Renaissance Italy. A site from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
