During the 13th century, the Medici family was very heavily involved with the textile trades and banking. By 1434, the Medici family rose to political power and ruled over Florence as an uncrowned monarchy. They were devoted patrons of Humanism and supported…
1. The cotton textile industry could not have continued to grow using existing energy sources.…
How did the enlightenment change basic Western attitudes toward the reform, faith, and reason? First it changed faith because it allowed people to worship anyway they please. The enlightenment set the stage for most of the ideas that are among us today. It also had the thinkers to attempt to discover the ration behind European government. What were the major formative influences on the philosophers? They had a strong need for administration and economic reform after the war. Copernicus to Newton they persuaded philosophers and many writers that thought inherited from both ancient and medieval christen worlds were wrong and need to be challenged. Newton encouraged philosophers to study nature directly and avoid metaphysics and supernaturalism. How important were Voltaire and the encyclopedia in the success of the enlightenment? It was important because he believed that all men should be able to have knowledge of everything and he must be able to have access to it.…
Michelangelo, Donatello, da Vinci and Botticelli were major Florentine artists 7. Following the death of Lorenzo, Florence went through a period of religious fundamentalism under the monk Savonarola. Savonarola was eventually burned at the stake G. Philosophy of the Renaissance: Humanism 1. Centered on humanity, not God 2. Emphasized liberal arts education 3.…
Constantinople had been captured by Turks in 1453, which cut trade routes to East. Greek scholars fled to Italy with their classical knowledge and materials. ("end" of Middle Ages, "beginning" of Renaissance)…
The Nazis had move hundred of thousands of foreign workers into Germany, million more were POWs, some returned to their homeland, other were forced, hundreds found refuge in W. Europe.…
Medici would help the less fortunate in town like peasants because they had so little and if more people like you as a leader than you will be more successful in gaining respect which is important at this time (Cosimo de’ Medici, The Gale group). Much of his patronage was for churches and monasteries, and in 1436 he initiated the rebuilding of the Dominican monastery of San Marco, whose sole patron he remained until his death (Cosimo de’ Medici). His trade was the “deposit” of Florence. Which means that Medici was the center of trade and people would rely on him (Cosimo de’ Medici, The Gale group). Cosimo de Medici knew that good fortune would come to him if he did good deeds. This demonstrates that Cosimo de Medici knew how to navigate through the Renaissance and successfully become the ruler of Florence in 1434 to succeed in trading and the banking industry (Cosimo de’…
Cultural and political leadership for the early Renaissance was under the auspices of which of the following families?…
Consequently, he was known as Lorenzo the Magnificent, even during his time in Florence. He ruled Florence, by way of the powerful Medici family, from 1469 until his death in 1492. During the first twelve years of his rule, he worked with his younger brother, Giuliano (1453–78), at his side. Lorenzo displayed the desire to run the family early in life. He took control of the family at the age of twenty. However, Lorenzo began to work diplomatically on the family’s behalf at an even younger age. Quoting Harold Acton:…
As Cosimo predicted, Piero died leaving Lorenzo, twenty at the time, to take control of the state. Lorenzo ruled “behind the scenes”, as he held no part in public office. Lorenzo kept up the reputation and standing of his family as he came to an agreement with Pope Sixtus IV so that the Medici could continue in taking care of the papal finances. Lorenzo also became the favorite of many in 1472 as he made it possible for grain to be imported, in order to avoid a famine. Unfortunately, Florence’s economy, along with the Medici’s private wealth, did not prosper under Lorenzo’s rule. This was believed to have happened due to the fact that Lorenzo was too caught up in matters of culture and diplomacy. During De’ Medici’s rule, he paid the likes of Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, and Filippo Lippi to paint the city in order to add beauty.…
Florence has always been an admirer for the arts in various hues, solely due to the contributions of the Medici family in creating the grand palaces and funding monumental works of art. The Medici family dominated Florence nearly three centuries, and as the first patrons of the art, they sparked an intellectual movement in art throughout Italy and Europe. It was the Medici family who funded most of the arts during the renaissance. Art for the government, commercial, and church buildings were all contributions of the Medici family. Especially their ¡°palaces¡± were filled with large collection of paintings and lavishly styled neoclassical architecture influenced Italy ever since it had been created.…
Thesis Statement- The Medici family in Florence Italy were very rich, the Medici included several notable members: Lorenzo de Medici, Giovanni de Medici, Cosimo de Medici. And also some important women.…
1. To what era did people of the Renaissance look back to as the golden age of human life? What city, which was the birthplace of Cosimo d’ Medici and the center of this new movement?…
The Medici’s were one of the most powerful and wealthiest family in Florence due to the Medici Bank. They would lend money to many people, such as foreign princes, The Church, and Florence itself. The leader at the height of their rule was Lorenzo de Medici. He came to power after his father died in 1464, and the people of Florence chose him to take over. They were not mistaken, as “Lorenzo brought traditions of learning and and artistic patronage to a new level.” (Walker) This ultimately gave him the title of Lorenzo il Magnifico which means Lorenzo the Magnificent. Although, tragedy struck in 1478, when a Florentine family, the Pazzi’s, entered a conspiracy with Pope Sixtus IV to overthrow the Medici family. On Easter Sunday of that year, at the Santa Maria del Fiore, the famous Duomo of Florence, the Pazzi struck, and the priest stabbed Lorenzo’s brother Giuliano and a member of the Pazzi Family finished the kill with 18 stabs with a dagger. Lorenzo would survive this, and the people of Florence, outraged, hung the conspirators. However, in 1482, Leonardo da Vinci was commissioned by Lorenzo to create a silver lyre and “[...] bring it as a peace gesture to Ludovico Sforza, who ruled Milan as its regent.” (Wilde)…
year of 1454. Florence was a good city to grow up in for young Amerigo, because…