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<font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Florence was the birthplace of
the Renaissance and was important to the genesis of the Renaissance
for many reasons. Florence was in a unique position due to its strong
economy, its focus on art, and its support of the individual. Due to
the many unique features of Florence, it is no surprise that it would
be the city to give birth to the Renaissance.</font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Florence
managed to create some of the most wealthy families in Europe.
Florence had an exceptionally wealthy upper and middle class of
merchants and bankers. Much of this wealth can be attributed to the
relative peace that the Italian peninsula enjoyed at the time, and
its relatively early trade with the East. In fact, Florence was so
economically strong, their currency, the gold florin, was
internationally recognized. With wealth, typically, comes desires to
use it to expand upon the pleasures of life (Harris and Zucker,
n.d.). At the time of the Renaissance, those pleasures often included
literature and art which are two subjects generally associated with
the Renaissance, such expenditures must have contributed to the birth
of the Renaissance. It was also around this time that the banking
Medici family, who, for a time, had the most profitable family
business in all of Europe, came to power (Lenihan, 2008).</font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Florence
also had an exceptionally high influence on the development of art.
It was during this time that Giotto di Bondone entered the art scene,
and revolutionized art by making art in a completely new way. He
created art that focused on being more naturalistic to the human
form. He and his contemporaries formed a “thriving artistic
community that responded to the great demand for art and literature
in the growing city” (Getty.edu, 2013). The Medici family had a
great interest in arts and literature, so it should come to no
surprise that they contributed greatly to the development of the
Renaissance. When they first came to true political power under the
leadership of Cosimo il Vecchio, Cosimo spent much of his wealth
improving the culture of Florence. One of his major accomplishments
was creating the largest library in Europe. His library included many
works from across the world including that of Greek sources, such as
the works of Plato. He also created the Platonic Academy, and
patronized Marsilio Ficino who would go on to create the first Latin
edition of the collected works of Plato. Aside from his major
contributions to literature and intellect, he also focused heavily on
art. He supported artists such as Ghiberti, who created The Gates of
Paradise, Brunelleschi, who, among many other wonders of his ability
as an architect, successfully designed a dome to top the Florence
Cathedral, Donatello, who sculpted a bronze David, Alberti, another
architect, who contributed to various measurement systems, Fra
Angelico, who’s fresco paintings are rated among the best of
Italian art, and Ucello, who was an imaginative painter and a
designer for stained glass (Galileo.rice.edu, n.d.;Artic.edu,
2007;Oneonta.edu, n.d.;Browarny, n.d.;Hood, n.d.;The J. Paul Getty in
Los Angeles, n.d.). While the culture was certainly flourishing
anyway, the Medici family clearly had an eye for talent, and became a
huge contributor to the development of art in the Renaissance. With
talent such as this, it is no wonder how Florence became the cultural
and humanist center of Europe.</font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Another
unique aspect of Florence was its focus on individuality and respect
for the individual. Florence was a republic, a place where individual
freedom was guaranteed, and many citizens had a right to participate
in the government. Florence also had a high literacy rate compared to
other European countries of the time (Lenihan, 2008). The people of
Florence took great pride in their government and feared losing it to
threats from Milan, who was ruled by dukes with absolute power, and
the Kingdom of Naples (Harris and Zucker, n.d.). Such freedom and
focus on individuality must have been the proper recipe to allow
Florence to flourish as the center of rebirth for Europe. Under a
harsh reign, as was common during the fall of feudalism, it is hard
to believe that the people would have been able to accumulate the
wealth and power necessary to focus their attention on cultural
development. If the people suffered harsh restrictions on trade, or
if the people were repressed from expressing their creativity, how
could they possibly become the center of cultural revolution?</font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Would
the Renaissance have happened were it not for the unique advantages
found in Florence? Possibly, but there is no question that Florence
managed to accelerate that movement. The wealth and relative peace of
the people contributed no small amount to the ability of the people
to focus their attention on things beyond the struggle to stay alive.
Wealth that was then used to contribute vastly to the arts and
literacy which allowed people of renowned talent to come to fruition.
People who continue to challenge the best of what we have to offer,
in their respective disciplines, today. The freedom that the people
of Florence enjoyed must have contributed greatly to the people’s
ability to obtain wealth and spend it on the arts, as well as being a
necessary catalyst to the development of humanism. With boons such
as these, there is little wonder how Florence could be considered the
genesis of the Renaissance.</font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Browarny, L.&nbsp;<i>Leone
Battista Alberti: Defining Humanist Architecture</i>.&nbsp;<i>Academia.edu</i>.
Retrieved 27 April 2018, from
https://www.academia.edu/321161/Leone_Battista_Alberti_Defining_Humanist_Architecture</font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><i>Donatello's
David</i>.&nbsp;<i>Oneonta.edu</i>. Retrieved 27 April 2018, from
https://www.oneonta.edu/faculty/farberas/arth/arth213/donatello_david.html</font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><i>Fillipo
Brunelleschi</i>.&nbsp;<i>Galileo.rice.edu</i>. Retrieved 27 April
2018, from
http://galileo.rice.edu/lib/student_work/florence96/jyoti/brun.html</font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><i>Florence at the
Dawn of the Renaissance (Getty Center Exhibitions)</i>.
(2013).&nbsp;<i>Getty.edu</i>. Retrieved 27 April 2018, from
https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/florence/</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.2in; text-indent: -0.2in; margin-bottom: 0.08in; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Harris, B., &amp;
Zucker, S.&nbsp;<i>Florence in the Early Renaissance</i>.&nbsp;<i>Khan
Academy</i>. Retrieved 27 April 2018, from
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/early-renaissance1/beginners-renaissance-florence/a/florence-in-the-early-renaissance</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.2in; text-indent: -0.2in; margin-bottom: 0.08in; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Hood, W.&nbsp;<i>Fra
Angelico at San Marco | Yale University Press</i>.&nbsp;<i>Yalebooks.yale.edu</i>.
Retrieved 27 April 2018, from
https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300057348/fra-angelico-san-marco</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.2in; text-indent: -0.2in; margin-bottom: 0.08in; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Lenihan, T.
(2008).&nbsp;<i>Medici Patronage &amp;amp; Italian Renaissance
Art</i>.&nbsp;<i>Academia.edu</i>. Retrieved 27 April 2018, from
https://www.academia.edu/7384443/Medici_Patronage_and_Italian_Renaissance_Art</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.2in; text-indent: -0.2in; margin-bottom: 0.08in; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><i>Paolo Uccello
(Italian, about 1397 - 1475) (Getty Museum)</i>.&nbsp;<i>The J. Paul
Getty in Los Angeles</i>. Retrieved 27 April 2018, from
https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/13825/paolo-uccello-italian-about-1397-1475/</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.2in; text-indent: -0.2in; margin-bottom: 0.08in; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><i>The Galileo
Project | Galileo | Patrons | Medici Family</i>.&nbsp;<i>Galileo.rice.edu</i>.
Retrieved 27 April 2018, from http://galileo.rice.edu/gal/medici.html</font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><i>The Gates of
Paradise: Lorenzo Ghiberti's Renaissance Masterpiece</i>.
(2007).&nbsp;<i>Artic.edu</i>. Retrieved 27 April 2018, from
http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/ghiberti/themes.html</font></font></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">----What
city was the birthplace of the Renaissance?</font></p>
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was the birthplace of the Renaissance</font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Strong
Economy</font></p>
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upper and middle class (KHAN)</font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Bankers
(KHAN)</font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Eastern
trade (academia)</font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Internationally
recgonized currency (academia)</font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Strong
art</font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Giotto
di Bondone – naturalistic approach (getty)</font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Medici
family was ruling at the time, they had art interest (RICE)</font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> When
they first took over, they amassed the largest liberary in europe and
invested in art (RICE)</font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> The
artists supported by Cosimo included Ghiberti, Brunelleschi,
Donatello, Alberti, Fra Angelico, and Ucello. (RICE)</font></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">The
individual</font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Respect
of the individual (KAHN)</font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Encuraged
humanism (KAHN)</font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> Literacy
rate high, center of humanist learning (ACADAMEY)</font></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/florence/">https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/florence/</a></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="https://www.academia.edu/7384443/Medici_Patronage_and_Italian_Renaissance_Art">https://www.academia.edu/7384443/Medici_Patronage_and_Italian_Renaissance_Art</a></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://galileo.rice.edu/gal/medici.html">http://galileo.rice.edu/gal/medici.html</a></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/early-renaissance1/beginners-renaissance-florence/a/florence-in-the-early-renaissance">https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/early-renaissance1/beginners-renaissance-florence/a/florence-in-the-early-renaissance</a></font></p>
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