4/4 The Medici: Makers of Modern Art

• The Medici: Makers of ...
First broadcast: Dec 2008.
Documentary in which Andrew Graham-Dixon reveals how the Medici family transformed Florence through sculpture, painting and architecture and created a world where masterpieces fetch millions today.
Without the money and patronage of the Medici we might never have heard of artists such as Donatello, Michelangelo or Botticelli. Graham-Dixon examines how a family of shadowy, corrupt businessmen, driven by greed and ambition, became the financial engine behind the Italian Renaissance.

[@alexsimonelli3371]

Beautiful series!

[@estherszalay5921]

Wonderful! Andrew G. Dixon makes it so incredibly interesting! Thank you for all four episodes!

[@SeattleCondoSpecialistcom]

Excellent documentary. I fly to Florence tomorrow and know I know the story behind the art. Thank you

[@AOBComputer]

how was it? I want to go there soooo much! :)

[@theprisonerofzenda2862]

Truly wonderful work. Bravo.

[@jerryrose6895]

Because of his protest as much as inspite of it the medici will remain in memory till the end of days

[@roniquebreauxjordan1302]

Excellent documentary

[@PauliEvansBlack617]

Amazing!!! Thank you so much for uploading this!

[@aatt3209]

"The currency of art" - I hope to find a documentary on artists whose works became sought-after, or $$$, only postmortem in art history. I have truely enjoyed this 4-part documentary on the Medici. Thank you so much for the upload.

[@cg8397]

Vermeer is a good example of such an artist.

[@dorotarek4560]

❤

[@jamesallison4875]

Thanks.

[@MCpignut]

does anybody know what the name of the piece of music at 5.09 mins is?

[@cskarbek1]

the currency of art... that is a pretty nifty concept. and when you think of a slip of paper that we call a Ben Franklin --- what is the value of that really? we really value some pretty weird things, all in all

[@EncoreFilm1]

Is anyone interested in buying the art collection of Nostradamus?

[@pinz2022]

I'm going to take a wild guess. Looking at the figure of "Night" on the tomb, I'm going out on a limb and say Michelangelo Buonarotti never saw a woman with her clothes off.
"That's a mahn baby!"

[@oaktharas]

I thought so too.... And Guilano's neck is way too long... Maybe michaelengo was tired

[@oaktharas]

He always uses male models to Draw women.. But I mean... Those boobs look ok to Him... How...