The Medici Family During the Renaissance a lot of changes occurred in fields, such as humanism, politics, and economy. One of the most influential families of the Renaissance was the Medici family. They reflected the Renaissance in a way where almost every aspect of the Renaissance, could be found as one of their traits. The Medici family made numerous contributions to humanism. Cosimo de’ Medici was one of the first from his family to encourage …showed first 75 words of 864 total…

…showed last 75 words of 864 total…They became one of the most powerful, wealthy, and humanistic families in Europe. Bibliography Gage, John. Life in Italy at the Time of the Medici. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons Inc., 1968. Holmes, George. The Oxford History of Italy. New York: Oxford University Press Inc., 1997. “Medici, Cosimo de’,” “Medici, Lorenzo de’,” “Medici, Giovanni de’,” and “Medici, Giulio de’.” Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 2000. CD-ROM. Microsoft Corporation, 1993-1999. “Medici, House of.” Encyclopedia of the Renaissance. 1999 ed.