The Medici's

1. Men were scouring Europe in search of treasure
2. In the deepest part of the church were lost secrets from the ancient world
3. The past was dangerous
4. In 1400, Florence was a major trading center, a republic, with powerful families - it was thriving like more modern cities such as New York and Paris
5. An ambitious family, the Medici's were trying to become the big-shots of Florence
6. In 1410, a man who had taken a loan from the Medici bank became Pope
• This amplified their social standing
7. Felipo Bruneleske
• He was a genius
• Had a very unorthodox style
• This gave him few friends
• Was brought out forcefully from the …
• In 1419, an orphanage became a showcase for his ideas
• His style of architecture was bringing back classical styles
• People were amazed at this "new" idea
• Classical simplicity
• Sparked an arch9itectural revolution across Europe
8. The Medici family tried to promote their family name through art, and so forth
9. Bruneleske set to work on fixing the unfinished dome
10. Casimo Medici supported him
11. B had to rewrite the rules of architecture and there was no guarantee of success
12. In ancient Rome, buildings were amazing and could be looked at for inspiration
13. B wanted to study the Pantheon
14. Casimo became wealthy and people were starting to go against him
• He transferred large sums of money out of Florence to protect his family
15. The Medici were back in business
1. Casimo knew that treating people nice would get better work from them