Ahoy there mateys! So ever since I had to do a project on Catherine de Medici back in me school days, I have had a fascination with the Medici family. This book is an in depth look at this Florentine family beginning with Cosimo de Medici in the 1430s and ending with the death of Medici family line in 1737. The Medici family was influential in art, politics, and especially economics. This book takes a look at all the main players in Florence. It does not get into the Medici members, like Catherine, who lived their lives outside of the Florentine sphere of influence. I absolutely loved reading about the escapades of this wily clan. Of particular interest to me were the discussions of the Medici’s patronage of the arts. I studied many of those great works in me art history classes and I loved getting a different perspective on things. I would certainly listen to this audiobook again.

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