Some have argued that the Renaissance would NOT have happened if the Medici did not influence the arts. Discuss the Medici family's contributions to humanist scholarship and art, and explain how the role of a patron helps to promote the arts. Support your post with ideas found in the etextbook and compare it to those found in your research.  In preparing Discussion Board assignments for each module, students will be required to write a post to a topic of a minimum 150 words .

1. Some have argued that the Renaissance would NOT have
happened if the Medici did not influence the arts. Discuss the
Medici family's contributions to humanist scholarship and art,
and explain how the role of a patron helps to promote the arts.
Support your post with ideas found in the etextbook and
compare it to those found in your research.
In preparing Discussion Board assignments for each module,
students will be required to write a post to a topic of a minimum
150 words