The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance
The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance
watching The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance part 1 and answer these questions as fully as you can:
1. What was the Renaissance? What caused it?
2. Who were the Medici? How did they get their wealth and power, and what role did art
play in their lives?
3. What is patronage? How did the Medici practice patronage? What are some main
examples of patronage explored in the video?
4. Who are some of the architects and artists mentioned in the video? What are they most
famous for?
5. What was important about the achievement of Brunelleschi’s dome? What classical
models did he draw inspiration from? What new innovations did he have to come up
with beyond what he was able to learn from ancient examples of architecture?
6. What are three main points (beyond those already addressed above) that you found the
most useful and/or interesting? Explain why.