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Explore the legacy of the Medici family through its most influential figures, from Cosimo the Elder to Catherine de' Medici.

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Focusing on the life of Italian scholar Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, this is a superbly written effort to capture the power ...

A Luxembourg museum has scooped three portraits by 18th century painter Monique Daniche, featuring the elite of Strasbourg ...