igned all the pulpits and Michelangelo designed a new sacristy. Michelangelo also built the Laurentian Library, which houses the many literary works the Medici's collected over the years." (Medici's")
             Lorenzo "The Magnificent", as he was called, ruled with his younger brother, Giuliano, from 1469 to 1478. After his brother's assassination in 1478 he was sole ruler until his death in 1492. Lorenzo's "greatest contribution to the Florentine society was the patronage of arts." ("Lorenzo de Medici") He helped contribute much to the flowering of the Renaissance.
             Many times Lorenzo used patronage for a political advantage. He was the only representive in Florence of the family so it was important that he do what his family wished of him. "Members of the family wo
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