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Merchant elites such as the Medici face a legitimacy problem because they cannot claim battlefield honor or priestly divine authority, so patronage of art becomes a substitute source of status.
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Merchant Elite
Merchant elites such as the Medici face a legitimacy problem because they cannot claim battlefield honor or priestly divine authority, so patronage of art becomes a substitute source of status.
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"...patronize, recognize the arts. So you have the rise of a merchant elite in Florence. The family is called the Medici's."
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"...legitimacy comes from God or the gods. But if you're a merchant elite, the question then is, where does your money come from? And..."
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