Report request: As a research assistant at a prominent art history institute,  I need a report that will enhance our team's understanding of the Medici family's influence on Renaissance art and to educate art enthusiasts through our upcoming exhibition focused on Medici patronage.
My report is on artists, authors, and creators patronized by the Medici family during the Renaissance. In addition to specific artists supported by the Medici family, the report should comment on how the family affected art in Italy.

Assessment questions and gold answers:
question_text: Who did the Medici family commission during the Renaissance?
gold_answers: Leonardo da Vinci
question_text: Who did the Medici family commission during the Renaissance?
gold_answers: Botticelli
question_text: Who did the Medici family commission during the Renaissance?
gold_answers: Michelangelo
question_text: What did the Medici family provide to foster Renaissance art
gold_answers: financial support
question_text: What did the Medici family provide to foster Renaissance art
gold_answers: mentorship
question_text: What did the Medici family provide to foster Renaissance art
gold_answers: opportunities
question_text: How did the Medici family contribute to the cultural renaissance
gold_answers: financial support of art
question_text: How did the Medici family contribute to the cultural renaissance
gold_answers: financial support of artists
question_text: Why is Florence considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?
gold_answers: fostering humanism
question_text: Why is Florence considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?
gold_answers: cultural development
question_text: What did the Uffizi Gallery become?
gold_answers: art museum
question_text: How did The Medici family influence in the development of Renaissance art?
gold_answers: fostering a cultural renaissance
catalyzed the Renaissance movement
elevated individual artists
question_text: Which artist's artwork can be found in the Uffizi Gallery?
gold_answers: Caravaggio
Giotto
question_text: What did Michelangelo receive from the Medici family?
gold_answers: financial support
patronage
question_text: What did Michelangelo receive from the Medici family?
gold_answers: mentorship
question_text: What was the Uffizi Gallery originally to the Medici family?
gold_answers: family offices