Palazzo Medici Riccardi

The renowned architect and sculptor Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi constructed the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence during the 15th century. Similar to Brunelleschi, Cosimo de' Medici frequently used Michelozzo, another highly regarded architect of the Medici dynasty.

The structure, which Michelozzo constructed in the middle of the fifteenth century on the Medici's order, is considered the pinnacle of Renaissance civic architecture. For at least a century, the substantial pile of the home served as a representation of the Medici family's dominance over Florence's politics and culture.

Since 1972, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi's exhibition space has provided tourists and locals with a schedule of transient exhibitions honoring the great figures in modern and contemporary art. Instead, for a number of years now the exhibition policy has been focused on encouraging in the general public a greater understanding of the historical and artistic context, as a result of which exhibitions have been proposed that are consistent with the Renaissance and Baroque identity of the palazzo. The admission ticket for the museum and the Chapel of Benozzo Gozzoli includes access to the exhibitions.

It was famous for its rustication and ashlar forms of stone masonry. The three-part elevation utilized here represents the rationality, order, and classicism of the Renaissance.

Location: Florence, Italy

Time: 1445-1460