Giuliano de' Medici and the Singing Rooster

Coat of Arms of the Medici
Family, Florence 

We may read the name of Giuliano de' Medici in the world of ceramics regarding the singing rooster.

The story of the singing rooster waking Giuliano up and helping him escape from being murdered is probably a true story.

Giuliano de' Medici was saved by the crowing of the rooster and soon afterwards he threw a party to celebrate the avoided danger, where he had pitchers made in the shape of roosters filled with local Tuscan red wine. Starting from that time,  roosters have become  a symbol for good luck.

As a matter of fact Giuliano de' Medici was the brother of the famous Lorenzo de' Medici and he was only sixteen when their father Piero died.

Indeed the two brothers took the power of the city of Florence right after their father' s death and opponent parties tried to kill them several times.

History says that in 1478  the "Pazzi" family conspired against Giuliano and Lorenzo in the repeated attempts to eradicate their power. In this occasion Giuliano was murdered and his brother Lorenzo was only wounded. Giuliano was only 25 years old when he died.

Giuliano de' Medici was awaken by a rooster
and for one time could escape murder.

The reaction of the city of Florence was unexpected  to the conspirators. The population of Florence was furious and attacked the members of the Pazzi family as well as their accomplices with heavy consequences.

With the death of Giuliano de' Medici the Renaissance world
of arts lost one of his most passionate and youngest partons.