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Why was Florence such an ideal city for artistic expression?
a.
Most artists were born in Florence.
b.
Florence promoted economic and social freedom.
c.
The patrons were all open-minded.
d.
All of the above
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b.
Florence’s wealth from banking and trade created a powerful merchant class (like the Medici) that could commission art, and its relative political independence and civic culture fostered social mobility and intellectual exchange (humanism). These economic and social conditions — not native birth of artists or universally “open‑minded” patrons — made Florence an ideal environment for artistic expression.
Florence’s wealth from banking and trade created a powerful merchant class (like the Medici) that could commission art, and its relative political independence and civic culture fostered social mobility and intellectual exchange (humanism). These economic and social conditions — not native birth of artists or universally “open‑minded” patrons — made Florence an ideal environment for artistic expression.
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