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MAP FORUM - 4 May 2021 Caput Mundi: The Medici in Rome When we think Medici, we think Florence. But the Medici also left a considerable imprint on Rome, as did other families lucky enough to have a member chosen as pope. This talk will consider strategies that the Florentine dynasty used to rise to power and mark their presence in the Caput Mundi during the 16th century, when fifteen members of their family obtained positions in the church hierarchy, including three popes. Medici popes took part in renovating the city and naming new streets; staging ceremonies; expanding and decorating the Vatican complex; and commissioning monumental tombs for their mortal remains. Medici cardinals lavished attention on their titular churches, sometimes commissioning additions or renovations and interior decorations to which they affixed their coats of arms. The yellow dots on Antonio Tempesta’s view of Rome, made in 1593, mark some sites associated with the Medici family. Our virtual tour will explore ten of these sites to get a sense of the Medici presence in Rome in the 16th century. The papacy at that time was equivalent to an elective monarchy because the pope was a temporal ruler of the Papal States in addition to his role as Bishop of Rome. As for cardinals, they were considered “Princes of the Church” with the expectation that they would live magnificently. The widening practice of nepotism gave popes' and cardinals' families the potential to amass even greater wealth and power. Dr. Sheila ffolliott is Professor Emerita in the Department of History and Art History at George Mason University and has served on the Board of the Medici Archive Project since 2013. Her research has focused on Renaissance women as art patrons and collectors, in particular Catherine de’ Medici; her current research focuses specifically on Catherine’s relationship with the portrait.