Example sentences for: medici

How can you use “medici” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Cosimo the Elder (1389–1464) became the city’s ruler and founder of the Medici dynasty in 1434.

  • Directly behind the palace, the Amphitheatre, shaped like a Roman circus and with lovely views of the Palazzo Pitti and the city beyond, was the scene of the Medici’s most extravagant fêtes and staged performances.

  • A collage of Bill Gates costumed as a Medici together with Michael Eisner outside a fairytale castle represents the way "culture rode the coattails of money" in the Renaissance and in the 1990s.

  • Inside, you’ll see the Medici family arms set in the floor in front of the altar.

  • Also in the Loggia, the spiralling Rape of the Sabines of Giambologna (actually a Flemish artist named Jean de Boulogne) is another piece of dazzling virtuosity, donated by the Medici.


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