During the Renaissance, to glorify their name.
[3ad5]. , the Medici family supported Galileo, Cellini, Michelangelo, Brunelleschi, Botticelli and Leonardo, among others.
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The dramatic changes of the Renaissance were led by the Medici, particularly Cosimo the Elder.
The Church of St. Lorenzo, which is attributed to the Medici was designed by Brunelleschi.
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Michelangelo lived at the Medici Palace for 4 years.
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[3428]. , found a patron and mentor in the person of Lorenzo de Medici.
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Michelangelo was a sculptor and stone carver at the Medici court.
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Supposedly, the Della Rovere family vied with the Medici over patronizing Michelangelo’s work; both believed in Michelangelo’s genius.
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The Medici Tomb contains famous sculptures by Michelangelo.
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Raphael moved to Florence in 1504.
Thanks to the patronage of the Medici family the art of the Renaissance developed and reached its culmination - the High Renaissance.
In this regard, Raphael benefited from Medici family.
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Agnello Bronzino painted the portrait of Cosimo I dei’ Medici, which contains positive symbolism -
The rock hints at the Duke's power.
The blazing fire symbolizes the invisible presence of God, favoring the Medici.
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He also painted a series of portraits of Maria de' Medici's grandmother "Eleanor of Toledo,” also the wife of Cosimo I de' Medici.
Most of the works are kept in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
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The Medici family, who were the patrons of Sandro Botticelli, was engaged in trade and banking.
The artist completed his most famous and large orders for the Medicis, including his masterpiece “Madonna della Loggia”.
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Compatriots of Michelangelo, architect Giuliano da Sangallo and his colleague Simone ‘Cronaca’ Pollaiuolo were also from the circle of Lorenzo de Medici.
Cronaca served as the chief architect of the construction work in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.
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The first known copy of the map of Amerigo Vespucci "Novus Mundus" was part of the correspondence of Amerigo Vespucci with his patron, Lorenzo de' Medici, and contains his account of his Atlantic journey, where he indicated that America was not part of Asia.
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Warning: these questons and answers are not all representative of the way questions will be asked and answered in the pilot, because some questions are compound and some answers do not include citations.

Q: Why did the Medici family patronize the arts?
A: to glorify their name [3ad51472-4e36-4fb7-9db1-232ec7e46475]

Q: Name some famous personas that the Medici supported:
A: Galileo, Cellini, Michelangelo, Brunelleschi, Botticelli and Leonardo, [a09c7dc1-b418-4410-8564-2382b64f0bf5, 3ad51472-4e36-4fb7-9db1-232ec7e46475]

Q: Which Medici led the dramatic changes during the Renaissance?
A: Cosimo the Elder. [3ad51472-4e36-4fb7-9db1-232ec7e46475]

Q: Who designed the Church of St. Lorenzo?
A: Brunelleschi [3ad51472-4e36-4fb7-9db1-232ec7e46475]

Q: How long did Michelangelo live at the Medici Palace?
A: 4 years [8f45a1e7-1431-4988-a296-d792c5a87a65]

Q: How old was he when he met Lorenzo de Medici?
A: age 15 [3428de32-0eee-442f-a63f-bb8068a9b5fc]

Q: Which family supposedly vied the Medicis over Michelangelo’s patronage?
A: Della Rovere [847d311e-af6d-4b48-aa51-0924af158c8d]

Q: What does the Medici Tomb contain?
A: famous sculptures by Michelangelo [8f45a1e7-1431-4988-a296-d792c5a87a65]

Q: When did Raphael move to Florence?
A: 1504 [fb10cd40-6592-440e-9d66-e9670e404c5c]

Q: How did Raphael benefit from the Medicis?
A: Under the patronage of the Medici family the art of the Renaissance developed and reached its culmination - the High Renaissance. [fb10cd40-6592-440e-9d66-e9670e404c5c]

Q: Whose portraits did Bronzino paint?
A: Cosimo I dei’ Medici [b7d7253b-4aa9-43be-9b6b-a47f46cff70d]A: a series of portraits of Maria de' Medici's grandmother "Eleanor of Toledo,” also the wife of Cosimo I de' Medici. [2cc2ea29-b93e-490b-98d8-157e29128b54]

Q: What symbols are in Cosimo’s portrait?
A: The rock hints at the Duke's power. The blazing fire symbolizes the invisible presence of God, favoring the Medici. [b7d7253b-4aa9-43be-9b6b-a47f46cff70d]

Q: Where are most of these portraits?
A: Uffizi Gallery in Florence. [2cc2ea29-b93e-490b-98d8-157e29128b54]

Q: What did Botticelli do for the Medicis?
A: The artist completed his most famous and large orders for the Medicis, including his masterpiece “Madonna della Loggia”. [d23c2f41-30bb-4003-a656-981036537bb9]

Q: Who else were part of Lorenzo de Medici’s circle?
A: Compatriots of Michelangelo, architect Giuliano da Sangallo and his colleague Simone ‘Cronaca’ Pollaiuolo [3428de32-0eee-442f-a63f-bb8068a9b5fc]

Q: What was part of the correspondence between Amerigo Vespucci and his patron Lorenzo de' Medici?
A: The first known copy of the map of  "Novus Mundus” [a03ed5b7-d249-48c8-9d38-2e2a566aaa4c]

Q: Why is this map significant?
A: It shows that America is not part of Asia [a03ed5b7-d249-48c8-9d38-2e2a566aaa4c]