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Who started the Italian renaissance?
I believe it was the Medici family in Florence
Why is the medcic family famous?
The Medici Family were famous for ruling Florence, Italy throughout the Renaissance. Giovanni de Medici, a wealthy wool merchant and banker, started the Medici Bank. The Medici's were well-known patrons of the arts.
Who was known for there wealth and greed?
Both the house of Medici and the house of Borgia in Italy in the middle ages.
A family of Florentine bankers and statesmen prominent in Italian Rennaissance history?
During the Italian Renaissance, the House of Medici (Medici Family) was a notable Florentine family of politicians, bankers, and statesmen. They also have four crowned Pope's from the family.
What did michelongelo do?
Michaelangelo was an artist, famous for his Sistine Chapel painting and the sculpture David. He lived for a while in Palazzio Medici, the house of the Medici ruling family.
Who was the most famous patron family during the middle ages?
The House of Medici
Why were the medici family important to the development of renassiance art?
The Medici is a political family dynasty from Florence and Tuscany. It is came to power in the 14th century and eventually became so strong that is started the Medici bank in the 15th century.
What has the author Anna Maria Massinelli written?
Anna Maria Massinelli has written: 'Treasures of the Medici' -- subject(s): Catalogs, Art objects, Private collections, Medici porcelain, Art collections, Medici,House of 'Il tesoro dei Medici' -- subject(s): Catalogs, Art objects, Private collections, Art collections
Who controlled Florence Italy?
Wealthy merchant families ruled Florence. The Albizzi Family was prominent in Florence from 1382 to 1434. The House of Medici ruled from 1434 to 1737, when there were no more male heirs, after which Austria temporarily ruled Tuscany. Tuscany became a province of the United Kingdom of Italy in 1861.
Name the patron in florence who invented Leonardo to set up a studio in his house?
Actually, it was Lorenzo Medici. :)
Who engraved Le Temps Revient on his armor?
Lorenzo MediciSource:The House of Medici: Its Rise and FallChristopher Hibbert
Who were the medicis?
The Medici were a powerful family that ruled Florence for over 100 years. They supported some of the greatest artists of the renaissance, such as Donatello and Michelangelo. The Medici started out as a merchant family, but eventually their business, influences and friends made them the richest family in Florence and they eventually took power. Cosimo De Medici was the first Medici who ruled Florence, he was the patron of Filippo Brunelleschi, the person who desgined and led the construction of the big Cathedral of Florence Lorenzo de Medici created an art academy where famous artists like Botticelli and Michelangelo made their art. The Pope Leo X was a Medici that was exiled from Florence. Even Galileo belonged to the Medici court, he was the personal teacher of one of the Medici.
