The Renaissance Court of Medici Florence—How To Get Ahead / Off the Fence.

[Place of publication not identified] : Off the Fence, [2013]

New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2019.

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Stephen Smith explores Renaissance Florence under the reign of Grand Duke Cosimo Medici. Cosimo’s fledgling court prized the finer things in life and some of the greatest painters, sculptors and craftsmen in world history came to serve the Grand Duke. Successful courtiers had to have brains as well as brawn. The canniest of them looked to theorists like Niccolo Machiavelli for underhanded ways to get ahead, whilst enlightened polymaths turned their minds to the heavens, and to ice cream.

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August 02, 2019

9 - 12, Academic/AP

Introduction: The Renaissance Court of Medici Florence—How to Get Ahead (3:38); Rule 1: Make an Advantageous Match (2:56); Rule 2: Call in the Decorators (2:35); Rule 3: Summon the Goldsmiths (2:46); Rule 4: Rally the Best Artists (4:22); Rule 5: Perfect the Portrait (4:47); Rule 6: Embrace the Nude (2:15); Rule 7: Be Cunning (2:06); Rule 8: Don't Trust Anyone (4:10); Rule 9: Play the Fool (3:57); Rule 10: Master Your Thrust (2:41); Rule 11: Dress the Part (4:04); Rule 12: Be Well Groomed (3:09); Rule 13: Become a Renaissance Man (3:28); Rule 14: Immortalize the Artist (6:30); Rule 15: Reach for the Stars (5:28); Credits; The Renaissance Court of Medici Florence—How to Get Ahead (0:30);

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