The sources provide differing perspectives on the role and influence of Cosimo de' Medici in 15th century Florence:
Source A portrays Cosimo as a prudent, pious, and charitable leader who lived not only for himself but for the good of Florence and God, much like the ideal leader he was described as.
Source B describes how Cosimo's wealth and business acumen allowed him to dominate Florentine politics after his recall from exile in 1434, effectively founding a Medici dynasty that covertly directed the city's fortunes for decades.
Source C discusses how the dominant social groups of Italian city-states, including Florence, produced the intellectual movement of humanism, which originated in Florence and