Portrait by Sandro Botticelli. The dove on the dead branch and the half-open door have suggested that this is a memorial portrait. The stiff features and nearly-closed eyelids suggest that it may have been made from Giuliano's body or a death mask.

Giuliano de' Medici (1453 – 26 April 1478, Florence), second son of Piero de' Medici (the Gouty). As co-ruler of Florence, with his brother Lorenzo the Magnificent, he complemented his brother's image as the "patron of the arts" with his own image as the handsome "sporting golden boy." Image File history File links Download high resolution version (781x1134, 139 KB)Giuliano de Medici by Sandro Botticelli. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (781x1134, 139 KB)Giuliano de Medici by Sandro Botticelli. ... Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, better known as Sandro Botticelli (little barrel) (March 1, 1445 – May 17, 1510) was an Italian painter of the Florentine school during the Early Renaissance (Quattrocento). ... April 2 - Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (Ä°stanbul). ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (117th in leap years). ... Events February 18 - George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London. ... Florence (Italian: ) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. ... Piero de Medici (the Gouty), Italian Piero il Gottoso (1416 – December 2, 1469), was the de facto ruler of Florence from 1464 to 1469, during the Italian Renaissance. ... Florence (Italian: ) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. ... Lorenzo de Medici Lorenzo de Medici (Florence, January 1, 1449 – 9 April 1492) was an Italian statesman and ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance. ...

As the opening stroke of the Pazzi Conspiracy, he was assassinated in the Duomo of Florence, Santa Maria del Fiore, by Francesco de' Pazzi and Bernardo Bandini. He was stabbed nineteen times and was said to have died instantly. The Pazzi family were Tuscan nobles who had become bankers in Florence in the 14th century. ... Side view of Santa Maria del Fiore. ... The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral church, or Duomo, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence, noted for its distinctive dome. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

His illegitimate son with his mistress Fioretta Gorini, Giulio, went on to become Pope Clement VII. Illegitimacy was a term in common usage for the condition of being born of parents who are not validly married to one another; the legal term is bastardy. ... For the antipope (1378_1394) see Antipope Clement VII. Clement VII, né Giulio di Giuliano de Medici (1478 – September 25, 1534) was pope from 1523 to 1534. ... For the antipope (1378–1394) see antipope Clement VII and other Popes named Clement see Pope Clement. ...

He is buried with his brother Lorenzo, Il Magnifico, in the Medici Chapel of the Church of San Lorenzo; their tomb is ornamented with the Madonna and Child of Michelangelo. Lorenzo de Medici Lorenzo de Medici (Florence, January 1, 1449 – 9 April 1492) was an Italian statesman and ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance. ... The Basilica di San Lorenzo (Basilica of St Lawrence) is one of the largest churches of Florence, Italy, situated at the centre of the city’s main market district. ... Exterior from the Piazza San Lorenzo. ... Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (March 6, 1475 – February 18, 1564), commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet and engineer. ...