The Medici Family and Renaissance Art

How did the Medici family contribute to the Renaissance?

• They were patrons of the arts

• They killed off anyone who challenged their power

• They went on a crime spree

• They formed the first government that collected taxes

What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?

• realism

• perspective

• idealism

• distancism

The Medici Family...

• Were the first mafia family to live in Italy

• Were the most famous painters in Florence

• Were the family of Mona Lisa

• Were patrons of the arts in Florence

What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?

• wealthy patrons

• church officials

• government grants

• kings competing for prestige

Italy's city states were ruled by powerful and wealthy families. What was the name of the family that ruled Florence for much of the Renaissance period?

• Sforza

• Medici

• Doge

• The Pope

Which family in Florence, had a profound impact on finance, as well as Renaissance art and culture, due to their great wealth and power?

• Medici Family

• Vespucci Family

• David Family

• Georgiano Family

What was the name of the powerful family that came out of Florence, Italy?

• The Medici Family

• The Florentine Family

• The Da Vinci Family

• The d'Este Family

• The Titian Family

• Botticelli
• Masaccio
• Donatello
• Michelangelo

Who painted this?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Raphael

• Michelangelo

• Donatello

What did Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael Sanzio, and Michelangelo Buonarroti have in common?

• They were all Renaissance artists.

• They were all scientists.

• They were all explorers.

• They were all musicians.