Lorenzo de' Medici was the political and cultural leader of Florence when the city was the center of the Italian Renaissance in the 1400's. Lorenzo was called "the Magnificent" because of his achievements as a ruler, supporter of the arts, and author.
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Painted terra-cotta statue (about 1485) by Andrea delVerrocchio; (c) Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Samuel H. Kress collection, 1939.</P>
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