Question

By what means was most of the art in Florence created? a. By the churches themselves and the wealthy clergy b. By the donations to the Catholic church c. By patronage funding from the Medici family Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C.

Answer 1

Answer:

by patronage funding from the Medici family

Explanation:

Among the greatest patrons in 15th-century Florence were members of the powerful Medici family, who ruled as princes, though the city was, in name, a republic. Machiavelli called "the greatest patron of literature and art that any prince has ever been." Although Lorenzo himself commissioned relatively few major works, he was an important arbiter of taste. An avid collector of Greek and Roman antiquities