View Pope Leo X blessing Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours and Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino Attributed to Ricci Sebastiano; oil on canvas; 52½ x 38 1/8 in. 133.5 x 96.8 cm; . Access more ...

The tomb of Giuliano de’ Medici, Duke of Nemours, 1524-1534 at the New Sacristy, Medici Chapels, Basilica of Saint Lawrence in Florence, Italy, 2017. Courtesy of Getty Images.

The Medici were well-known for their personal as well as professional dalliances. ... Giuliano de'Medici, ... became the first black head of state when he was made Duke of Florence in 1530.

The team used bacteria to clean the tomb of Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Nemours (pictured here). Allegorical sculptures of Night and Day flank the marble sarcophagus. Aleksandr Zykov ...