The renaissance: its art and life; Florence (1450-1550) (1908)
Brinton, Selwyn, 1859-1940 · Paris, New York [etc.] Goupil & Co. · leaf 174
THE BIRTH OF VENUS,From the Painting by Sandbo Botticell; Iffizi Gallery, Florence JPhotu Alinari, Florence, … CHAPTER III. LORENZO THE MAGNIFICENT n the epoch which we have now reached with thedeath of Cosimo de Medici the great days of Repu-blican freedom in Italy were already past. Milan,the cradle of Italian liberty, had already succumbedto the despotism of the Sforza, who soon extendedtheir power over…
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