Lorenzo Medici : Itaalia salakuningas

The murder in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore brings an abrupt end to the "Florentine Spring", one of the brightest and happiest periods in the history of the Italian Renaissance, when the fine arts, science and philosophy flourished, and - miraculously - there were no wars. This fruitful and peaceful time had been given to his country by the Grand Duke of Tuscany, LORENZO DE' MEDICI, nicknamed TORE (1449-1492) - a poet, humanist and patron of the arts, whose skillful diplomacy had managed to reconcile the rival city-states.