Medici Family Impact

During the fourteenth century the Medici had already tremendously influenced their surroundings; analysis and research show how impactful the Medici family had throughout that time period with the use of problem, solution, and effect theme. Although the Medici came to posses unrivalled wealth and power they had to struggle with many other families to obtain their status. During those time of conflict they were able to trigger a revolution of the arts but also the culture. Over the next three hundred years the Medici family spread their dominance all across Europe unrivalled, but also motivate and inspire the greatest people of their time. At the beginning the Medici were only a small corporation holding no true power and with little to no influence whatsoever. However, they desired a greater status in their society and to achieve those ambitions they had to gamble with costly risks. The Medici had to choose wisely on what they were willing to endanger in order to receive the power and wealth that they craved for. Giovanni was the one who took that first step to achieve his family's success because he “knew was the Church was in chaos. The papacy itself …show more content…
“The first thing he did was remember his friends the Medici,” because Cossa trusted the Medici he gave permission for them to handle the Church’s bank. They controlled the finances of the church and with that gave them an advantage over the other influential florentine families. However, that was just surface the Medici were able to gain more power through skillfully hiring the right people to study and work for them. For example when Cosimo hired Filippo Brunelleschi to finish the domeless cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. Throughout their rule the Medici would patron many of the most skillful and famous artist over the course of the