Question - Which of the following families used its powerful influence in banking to promote the creative artists in Florence during the Renaissance?

Which of the following families used its powerful influence in banking to promote the creative artists in Florence during the Renaissance? 

A) Medici 

B. Sforza 

C. Donatello 

D. Bellini 

E. Condottieri

Answer:

A) Medici 

The Medici family dominated Florence. They were a merchant family that amassed a fortune in trade and expanded into banking. Through their wealth, the Medici family provided Florence with political and artistic leadership. The Medicis supported artists such as Michelangelo, Botticelli, and Raphael. Through the efforts of the Medici family, Florence became the center of the Renaissance. The Medicis dominated politics in Florence throughout the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The Sforza family controlled Milan. Donatello and Bellini were artists from Florence and Venice, respectively. Condottieri was the term used for Italian mercenary leaders or warlords that were contracted by the Italian city-states and the Papacy.