Permanent display
The Pazzi Conspiracy: Power, Violence and Art in Renaissance Florence
24 Oct 2025 — 20 Sep 2026 at Bode-Museum
· Berlin
On 26 April 1478, Lorenzo and Giuliano de' Medici were attacked in the choir of Florence's cathedral. Giuliano lost his life, while Lorenzo survived and subsequently punished the masterminds of this conspiracy, above all the Pazzi family. The exhibition explores this dramatic episode in Renaissance history through artworks, documents, and cultural artefacts that illuminate the political tensions, power struggles, and artistic responses of the period.
About the venue
Bode-Museum
· Berlin
The Bode Museum, formerly called the Emperor Frederick Museum, is a listed building on the Museum Island in the historic centre of Berlin. It was built from 1898 to 1904 by order of German Emperor William II according to plans by Ernst von Ihne in Baroque Revival style. The building's front square…
