The Medici Family and Renaissance Art

member of powerful banking family in Italy, became the Pope 

• Henry VIII

• Galileo

• Martin Luther

• Giovanni Medici

During the Renaissance, why was Florence significant?

• Birthplace and symbol of the Renaissance

• Birthplace of Michelangelo

• The last place the Black Plague hit

• Home of all of the significant artists and sculptors 

Who is the creator of this sculpture? 

• Michelango

• Raphael

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Donatello

What was the Renaissance a "rebirth" of?

• Religion

• Classical culture

• Life (after the black death)

• Middle Ages

Medici Family

• a woman who is interested in and knows a lot about many things

  
  

• relating to, measured from, or as if observed from the earth's center

• excluded from the rights of church membership

• The Medici family ruled the city of Florence throughout the Renaissance. They had a major influence on the growth of the Italian Renaissance through their patronage of the arts and humanism.

Lorenzo de Medici did all of the following except?

• He ruled Florence and became known as the Magnificent.

• He hired artist and architects in an attempt to make Florence the most beautiful city in the world

• His lack of diplomacy made for poor relations with other Italian City/States

• He was so wealthy Kings across Europe were indebted to him.

Vocab: One who supports the art can be described as this?

• Urban

• Humanism

• Patron

• Secular

Which Medici family member was known as 'The Magnificent'?

• Cosimo de Medici

• Lorenzo de Medici

• Giovanni de Medici

• Piero de Medici

What role did the Medici family play in the Renaissance?

• They were famous artists

• They were political leaders in Rome

• They were patrons of the arts

• They were explorers

Which city was primarily associated with the Medici family's influence during the Renaissance?

• Venice

• Rome

• Florence

• Milan