Medici's #1

Standing tall against a sweeping rooftop panorama of Renaissance Florence, a richly dressed nobleman — book in hand, layered in red robes trimmed with fur — surveys the city spread out below him, capturing the ambition at the heart of this opening chapter. Medici's #1, subtitled "Cosimo de Oude: Van modder tot marmer" ("From mud to marble"), launches Olivier Peru and Giovanni Lorusso's series tracing the rise of the Medici dynasty in 2018. Lorusso's cover art balances intimate portraiture with grand architectural detail, setting a tone that promises equal parts political intrigue and Renaissance spectacle.