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The Medici Crown: Work of the Delft Goldsmith Jaques Bylivelt

The Medici Crown: Work of the Delft Goldsmith Jaques Bylivelt 197 C. W. FOCK The Medici Crown: Work of the Delft Goldsmith Jaques Bylivelt IN December 1569 Cosimo I de' Medici was at last granted the right to use the title of Grand Duke of Tuscany, for which he had long been petitioning both Pope and Emperor. The Papal Bull sanctioning the new title is preserved in the Medici Museum in Florencel. The Emperor Maximilian II still refused recognition, but nevertheless the coronation by Pope Pius V took place in Rome on March 5, 1570. In the meantime a crown had hastily been made for the Grand Duke along the lines the Pope had laid down in the Bull, to which a drawing had been specially appended (Fig. 1)2. In particular the Pope had stipulated that the design should not follow the contemporary fashion for royal crowns but should be in the form of a rayed crown like those of ancient kings. There was also to be a red fleur-de-lis in front, the lily being the emblem of John the Baptist, patron saint of Florence. However Cosimo already had in his possession a highly ornate crown, of quite a different design, which has so far escaped the attention http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Oud Holland - Quarterly for Dutch Art History Brill

The Medici Crown: Work of the Delft Goldsmith Jaques Bylivelt

Fock, C.W.
Oud Holland - Quarterly for Dutch Art History , Volume 85 (1): 197 – Jan 1, 1970
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© 1970 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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197 C. W. FOCK The Medici Crown: Work of the Delft Goldsmith Jaques Bylivelt IN December 1569 Cosimo I de' Medici was at last granted the right to use the title of Grand Duke of Tuscany, for which he had long been petitioning both Pope and Emperor. The Papal Bull sanctioning the new title is preserved in the Medici Museum in Florencel. The Emperor Maximilian II still refused recognition, but nevertheless the coronation by Pope Pius V took place in Rome on March 5, 1570. In the meantime a crown had hastily been made for the Grand Duke along the lines the Pope had laid down in the Bull, to which a drawing had been specially appended (Fig. 1)2. In particular the Pope had stipulated that the design should not follow the contemporary fashion for royal crowns but should be in the form of a rayed crown like those of ancient kings. There was also to be a red fleur-de-lis in front, the lily being the emblem of John the Baptist, patron saint of Florence. However Cosimo already had in his possession a highly ornate crown, of quite a different design, which has so far escaped the attention

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Published: Jan 1, 1970

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