883693 Cosmo I de Medici, engraved by Niccolo della Casa (fl. c.1543-48), 1544 (engraving) by Bandinelli, Baccio (1488-1560) (after); 42.6x29.9 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: n 1544, the year this engraving was made, Duke Cosimo I de\' Medici (1519??4) had just conquered Florence and was set on ravaging Siena in his pursuit of the title Grand Duke of Tuscany. Here the unsettled and notoriously moody duke wears armour ornamented with symbols of the dynasty, certainly intended as a reminder of his strength and lineage. The beribboned diamond ring in the upper right corner was a Medici emblem symbolizing the durability of the family\'s reign.); 穢 Minneapolis Institute of Art; Bequest of Herschel V. Jones; Italian, out of copyright.