Cosimo de Medici as a patron of art-example of the Medici-Riccardi palace

Zaključna seminarska naloga raziskuje Cosima de\u27 Medici kot zgodnjerenesančnega naročnika umetnosti s poudarkom na njegovo ključno naročilo, palačo Medici-Riccardi. Čeprav je bila njegova primarna dejavnost bančništvo, je bil Cosimo človek mnogih zanimanj, zlasti za filozofijo, umetnost in antične pisce. Zahvaljujoč ugodnim razmeram v Firencah in trenutnemu dobremu položaju Medičejcev v družbi je lahko financiral številne prenove cerkva in dal sezidati profane stavbemed drugimi palačo v središču mesta. Palača je Cosimu omogočala, da je lahko v polni meri izrazil svoj umetniški okus in utemeljil svoj položaj v firenški družbi. Stavbo je načrtoval arhitekt Michelozzo, s katerim je Cosimo razvil tudi dober prijateljski odnos.The thesis researches Cosimo de\u27 Medici as an early renaissance patron of art with the emphasis on his key commission, the Medici-Riccardi palace. Although banking was his primary activity, Cosimo was in fact a man of many interests, such as in philosophy, art and antique authors. Thanks to favourable conditions in Florence and to a current good position of the Medici family in society, he was able to finance numerous church renovations and build prophane buildings, a palace in the city centre, among others. The palace enabled Cosimo to fully express his artistic taste and to establish his position in the Florentine society. The architect Michelozzo, with whom Cosimo also developed a friendly relationship, designed the building