Which of the following people were merchants and bankers that commissioned several of the most well known artists to complete work for them?
medici family
erasmus
machiavelli
leonardo da vinci

What is the stele of hammurabi (above)? how did it come to exist? what is its significance?

If johnny ran a mile, where would he be?

Question: michelangelo made several creative decisions in the process of making the pieta. one of these was to portray mary as a young woman. how would the sculpture be different if mary had appeared to be in her early 50's, as she probably was when christ was crucified? would this improve or detract from the work? why? use additional internet resources in support of