HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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The Kennedy family
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The Rockefeller family
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The Medici family
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The Ford family
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Medici, an art-loving family of wealthy bankers (and three popes), helped fund the Renaissance. They regularly hosted artists and commissioned art for their palace and their family tomb-the Medici Chapel-a masterpiece by Michelangelo .
Detailed explanation-2: -Under Medici’s rule, from 1434 to 1737, Florence flourished and transformed into a cultural center of Europe. They were passionate patrons of artists, architects, and scholars, sponsoring masters like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Sandro Botticelli.
Detailed explanation-3: -They innovated new banking systems and laid the groundwork to make Florence a cultural hotspot. Through their political strategy and patronage of major artists like Michelangelo, they created the High Renaissance.
Detailed explanation-4: -Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici, (1360–1429) was basically a banker but was also the first of the Medici family to patronise the arts. He aided Masaccio and Brunelleschi by commissioning some of their work.