At one end of this century one finds, among others, Alberti and Valla. At the other end there stand, among others, two bitter enemies, a Neoplatonic philosopher, Ficino, and a Dominican preacher, ...

His death marked the end of an era and paved the way for his greatest rival, the fiery preacher Savonarola, to seize power in Florence. From fiery sermons and prophetic visions to the infamous ...