Sir Lorenzo was an art promoter and the administrator of the city of Florence. He was a patron and protector to the famous Italian Renaissance artist and sculptor, Michael Angelo.
Lorenzo the Magnificent
Michelangelo (1475-1564) was aided in his youth by the patronage of Lorenzo de'Medici (1449-1492) during the Italian Renaissance. From 1490-1492, Michelangelo attended the Humanist academy established by Medici, who also commissioned the small marble relief "Battle of the Centaurs".
A patron
Yes, Akbar the Great was a patroon of the arts.
Someone who supports the arts by gift of money or purchase of artworks.
There are many saints that are patrons to art in one form or another, some of art itself, other of artists. The patron saint of art is Catherine of Bologna. The patron saint of art dealers is John the Apostle. The patron saints of artists are Angelico, Catherine of Bologna, Luke the Apostle and Saint Michael the Archangel.
Lorenzo the Magnificent (Lorenzo il Magnifico)
first of all his name is Lorenzo and his nickname was 'Il magnifico'
Lorenzo Medici
The Medici family. Namely Lorenzo De Medici or Lorenzo the Magnificent.
The Medici family was full of patrons of the arts. However, the greatest among these was Lorenzo de Medici, who sponsored both Botticelli and Michelangelo.
Lorenzo de Medici was a royal ruler, statesman and patron of the arts. He was a high ranking member of society as well as a leader who influenced the arts and Italy's government. Many consider him to be the most intelligent of the de Medici family.
Lorenzo de Medici, prominent during Italian Renaissance, was also known as Lorenzo the Magnificient (Lorenzo il Magnifico). He should not be confused with his second cousin, Lorenzo de Pierfrancesco de Medici who was also known as Lorenzo the Popular (Lorenzo il Popolano).Sources:Art History course"Lorenzo Il Magnifico." Mediateca Di Palazzo Medici Riccardi. Provincia Di Firenze, 2007. Web. 26 Mar. 2011..palazzo-medici.it/mediateca/en/Scheda_Lorenzo_il_Magnifico>.
The Medici banking family was the leading patron of Renaissance Florence.
Lorenzo de' Medici, also known as Lorenzo the Magnificent, was a wealthy merchant and influential patron of the arts. He was a prominent figure during the Italian Renaissance and played a crucial role in supporting and promoting artists, scholars, and cultural endeavors in Florence, Italy. His patronage helped stimulate a flourishing artistic and intellectual climate during this period.
Lorenzo de Medici was the owner of a large bank in Florence during the Renaissance. Lorenzo controlled Florence and was also a large patron of the arts. He also started a school for artists and sculptors, where many famous people were trained, including Michelangelo.
The Medici family, Cosimo, his son Piero and Piero's son Lorenzo.
Lorenzo de' Medici (1449-1492) was the de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic in the time of the Italian Renaissance. He was known to Florentines as Lorenzo il Magnifico, Lorenzo the Magnificent. He was a patron of scholarship and the arts and managed to keep a fragile peace between competing Italian states such as Venice and the Papal States. He ruled over a time known to Italians as the Golden Age.Within 2 years of his passing, the peace beween the Italian states came to an end, and shortly after that the French invaded Naples, beginning a period of occupation by France, Spain, or Austria for nearly four centuries.