Tour: Patrons and Artists in Late 15th-Century Florence

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In the late fifteenth century, Florence had more woodcarvers than butchers, suggesting that art, even more than meat, was a necessity of life. This was true not only for the wealthy, but also for those of more modest means. In 1472, the city boasted 54 workshops for marble and stone; it employed 44 master gold- and silversmiths, and at least thirty master painters. Florence's position in the wool and silk industries relied on its reputation for quality—a tradition of craftsmanship that made discerning patrons of its merchants and financiers.

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Captions

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1	Sandro Botticelli, Giuliano de' Medici, c. 1478/1480
2	Sandro Botticelli, The Adoration of the Magi, c. 1478/1482
3	Biagio d'Antonio and Workshop, The Triumph of Camillus, c. 1470/1475
4	Jacopo del Sellaio, Saint John the Baptist, c. 1480
5	Lorenzo di Credi, Madonna and Child with a Pomegranate, 1475/1480
6	Domenico Ghirlandaio, Madonna and Child, c. 1470/1475
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7	Filippino Lippi, The Coronation of the Virgin, c. 1475
8	Filippino Lippi, Tobias and the Angel, c. 1475/1480