Showing off an antique sculpture garden

Like many other collectors, Humanist Poggio Bracciolini (1380-1459) decorates ancient sculptures and other relics in a villa near Florence, including a series of busts representing important thinkers and ancient writers did. Poggio's "Aristocratic Book" (around 1538) reveals that in this article it pretends to be a hidden motive for collectors. Sculpture display

I often hear about the essence of true aristocracy argued by my eloquent intimate friends. Not long ago when Niccolò Niccoli and Lorenzo de 'Medici joined me on my request both knowledgeable and my best friend when I retreated to replace the air from the city to the country. Especially I would like to show some sculptures that I brought from the city. When we were in a small garden, except for the furniture of the house, I wanted to fill it with marble statues imported. And in the stadium there is a novelty of his collection wishing for their own aristocratic marble debris and broken pieces lacking the statues of their ancestors to respect family nobles, the statues of his own ancestors I hope that he will continue his fame. "

Knowledge, gentleness, and strength: Quattrocento aristocracy controversy between the Italian humanist, editor, trance, Albert Laville Jr., texts and studies of medieval and renaissance 88 (Binghamton, NY: State University of New York), Binghamton, 1991), pp. 64-5

Lorenzo's interest in ancient people further emphasizes the enthusiasm of his collection of expensive antiques collections such as sculptures, jewelry, reliefs, vases, large marble sculptures. . . . In addition, he founded a sculpture garden in S Marko, encouraged Michelangelo to learn from antiques, and by 1492 Michelangelo carved the steps of the Virgin Mary and Centaurus (Kasabu Ona Roti). Both Bedordo and Michelangelo are members of the Lorenzo family, equality treatment of this artist's humanitarianist and poet is unprecedented in Republican Florence. It brings new types of sponsorship and is increasingly focused on the production of collecting equipment.

Like many other collectors, Humanist Poggio Bracciolini (1380-1459) decorates ancient sculptures and other relics in a villa near Florence, including a series of busts representing important thinkers and ancient writers did. Poggio's "Aristocratic Book" (around 1538) reveals that in this article it pretends to be a hidden motive for collectors. Sculpture display

Poggio lived in Florence with Eugene IV in 1434-36 years. By selling the Livy manuscript in 1434, he built a villa in Valdarno, decorated a series of antique sculptures (in particular the series of busts designed to represent ancient thinkers and writers), coins, inscriptions . Familiar works. In December 1435, 56 years old, who was tired of the unstable personality of living alone, Poggio remained his long-term mistress, looking for a wife for Florence, 14 people he shared with his lover I legalized my child and got married. To an 18 year old girl. Selvaggia dei Buondelmonti aristocratic in Florence. All of his friends make rumors and bad predictions about age differences, but marriage is happy and has five sons and one daughter.