Many have emphasized the role played by the Medici, a banking family and later ducal housefamily, in patronizing and stimulating the arts.

• 梅第奇家族起初是一个银行家族，后来成为了公爵贵族。该家族在文艺复兴期间大力赞助支持艺术事业，在这场文化运动中发挥了重要的作用。