Leonardo Bruni, Florentine Traitor? Bruni, the Medici, and an Aretine Conspiracy of 1437

Bibliographic Data

ID10428291
AuthorsArthur Field (Indiana University Bloomington, corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume51
Issue4
Pages1109-1150
Publication date1998-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRenaissance Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-4338 • E-ISSN: 1935-0236
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/2901962
OpenAlexW2028970049
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited19

This study weighs the evidence for Leonardo Bruni's estrangement from the emerging Medici party (from the 1420s) and the Medici regime (from 1434). Bruni had ties to both the Mediceans and their oligarch opponents, although ties with the latter appear to be stronger, particularly in terms of Bruni's humanist relations. While Bruni stayed on as Chancellor of Florence when the Medici took over in 1434, some recent studies suggest that the Medicean government was making things difficult for him. The study finally reproduces a report from the Milanese Chancery of 1437 stating that Bruni will support a rebellion in Arezzo against Florence, which will result in the "destruction and ruin of the Florentines

Art · Government (linguistics · Humanism · Political science · Sociology · Classics · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · Law · Philosophy · Renaissance and Early Modern Studies · Renaissance Literature and Culture

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