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• House of Medici —     House of Medici     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► House of Medici     A Florentine family, the members of which, having acquired great wealth as bankers, rose in a few generations to be first the unofficial rulers of the republic of Florence and… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Medici — Maison de Médicis Les armes de la famille de Médicis représentant six boules (de signification incertaine : soit car le fondateur de la famille était apothicaire elles représenteraient des pilules, soit en raison des activités bancaires… …   Wikipédia en Français

• House of Guise —     House of Guise     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► House of Guise     The House of Guise, a branch of the ducal family of Lorraine, played an important part in the religious troubles of France during the seventeenth century. By reason of descent… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Medici porcelain — Works, Bottle, c. 1575–87, with pitted texture detail; Soft Paste Porcelain; OA 2734, Musée du Louvre, Paris. Medici porcelain was the first successful attempt in Europe to make imitations of Chinese porcelain, although it didn t managed to make… …   Wikipedia

• Medici Madonna (van der Weyden) — Medici Madonna Artist Rogier van der Weyden Year c. 1460–1464 Type Oil on panel Dimensions 61.7 cm × 46.1 cm (24.3 in × 18.1 in) …   Wikipedia

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