Eleven years before his death, Pontormo had been tasked with decorating the Basilica of San Lorenzo with frescoes depicting scenes from the Bible. It was to be Florence’s answer to the Sistine ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: The Church of San Lorenzo is where the famous Medici Chapel is located ... and embellished as others built throughout Florence in later centuries. The church is said ...

Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici was born in Florence on 13 April 1519. Her father was Lorenzo de Medici, Duke of Urbino and ruler of Florence and her mother was Madeleine de la Tour d ...