Cosimo (the so called great)

Here is Cosimo. A Medici. The Vasari Corridor was his idea. He loved himself and so his statue is everywhere in Italy and he wanted to display his all embracing authority and leadership by building things that showed he was in charge.

The Medici's were so busy admiring themselves and ruling that they forgot to have any children and so eventually the family became extinct and a very important but dubious era came to an end.