Question

A)
Explain why artistic patronage by wealthy families was a new concept during the Renaissance.
(1 point)
Before the Renaissance, it was usually churches—not families—that commissioned art.
Before the Renaissance, it was usually universities—not families—that commissioned art.
Before the Renaissance, no one commissioned art.
Before the Renaissance, it was usually individuals—not families—who commissioned art.

Answer 1

Before the Renaissance, it was usually churches—not families—that commissioned art.

Explanation: In the Middle Ages the Church was the main patron, funding religious art for worship and doctrine. During the Renaissance wealthy merchant and banking families (e.g., the Medici) began commissioning art to display status, civic pride, and humanist values, making family patronage a new and influential phenomenon.