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Produced in association with Lion Television in the U.K., The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance is a four-part documentary miniseries about the famous financiers of Western art history. Episode one, “Birth of a Dynasty,” starts with the family’s beginnings in Tuscany during the 15th century. Cosimo de’ Medici inherits the world’s largest bank from his father and sets up his headquarters in Florence. He makes powerful friends and political allies while cultivating his passions for classical education and the arts. His engineer friend Filippo Brunelleschi builds his greatest achievement, an octagonal ribbed dome on the top of the Florence cathedral. Cosimo also makes friends with Donatello (considered the founder of modern sculpture) and Fra Filippo Lippi (a great influence of Florentine painting). Cosimo de’ Medici passes on in 1464 and is honored by being declared Pater Patriae (Father of the Fatherland). The Medici series was first broadcast on PBS in February 2004., A four-part chronicle of the Florentine banking family’s role in kick-starting the Renaissance begins with the birth of Cosimo de Medici “into the medieval world” in 1389. Cosimo’s father, Giovanni, was an ambitious but cautious banker who hit pay dirt when a cleric he bankrolled (a former pirate) was elected Pope in 1410. Now the Medici were “God’s bankers,” but they didn’t control the government in Florence.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance “Birth of a Dynasty 1 1?
A: The main cast includes Richard Bradley,Lauro Martines,Jerry Brotton,Massimo Marinoni,Ross King,Dale Kent,James M. Saslow,Susan Horth,Marcello Fantoni.
Q: When Did the “Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance” Birth of a Dynasty Released?
A: The Episode “Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance” Birth of a Dynasty 1 1 originally aired on 2004-02-11 and released in the year of 2004.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance” Birth of a Dynasty?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance” Birth of a Dynasty 11?
A: “Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance” Birth of a Dynasty 11 is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
