Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici

Born: 1360, Florence Died: February 20, 1429, Florence

Italian banker and founder of the Medici Bank. His founding of the family bank truly initiated the Medici family's rise to power in Florence. Father of Cosimo de' Medici and major patron of Renaissance art.

Patronage

New Sacristy for San Lorenzo

• Location: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
• One of the earliest Renaissance interiors