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第 45 題
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【C】 It is near impossible to imagine a world without the artworks of Botticelli, Da Vinci, and Michelangelo. Without the Medici’s generous patronage and encouragement during the High Renaissance (14th-15th century), many landmark depictions of beauty and devotion would have never come to fruition. The patriarch that gave origin to the family was Giovanni de’ Medici. Born in Florence, Italy, in 1360, he was the son of a wool merchant. Giovanni absolutely did not want to end up like his father, who died without much to his name. Instead of becoming a merchant, he became an apprentice to his distant uncle, Vieri de’ Medici, who owned a chain of banks. The dowry he received from his marriage enabled him to take advantage of his uncle’s diminishing prominence, and he bought out all of Vieri’s banks in 1397. The family went on to establish more financial institutions in areas, such as London and Milan. Along with their namesake banks, the Medici dynasty expanded to wool factories, traded commodities such as silk and spices, and delved heavily into politics. When Giovanni died in 1429, his lifelong ambitions were fulfilled as the family’s finances were in excellent shape when his son, Cosimo the Elder, took over. Around this time, the family became the wealthiest in all of Florence. A good fraction of the family’s fortune was spent on commissioning works of art, whether it was for their home, public display, or devotion for the church. At the forefront of the family’s patronage and influence throughout their reign during the Italian Renaissance was Lorenzo the Magnificent, the great-grandson of Giovanni. Botticelli was one of the favored artists that the Medicis financed. He was welcomed freely within their home (which included his own art studio) and attentively listened as well as engaged in intelligent, philosophical conversations among the nobles— many of which would spark inspiration for his works. With the family’s utmost support and protection, especially for more secular matters, he was able to explore and portray divine subjects that were not on strict terms with Christianity — an artistic approach that was not widely supported at the time. The Birth of Venus, in particular, was speculated to have been commissioned by the family circa 1485–1486. The painting itself was kept secret due to its controversial nature as there were not any recollections of its existence before the 1550s.
【C】 It is near impossible to imagine a world without the artworks of Botticelli, Da Vinci, and Michelangelo. Without the Medici’s generous patronage and encouragement during the High Renaissance (14th-15th century), many landmark depictions of beauty and devotion would have never come to fruition. The patriarch that gave origin to the family was Giovanni de’ Medici. Born in Florence, Italy, in 1360, he was the son of a wool merchant. Giovanni absolutely did not want to end up like his father, who died without much to his name. Instead of becoming a merchant, he became an apprentice to his distant uncle, Vieri de’ Medici, who owned a chain of banks. The dowry he received from his marriage enabled him to take advantage of his uncle’s diminishing prominence, and he bought out all of Vieri’s banks in 1397. The family went on to establish more financial institutions in areas, such as London and Milan. Along with their namesake banks, the Medici dynasty expanded to wool factories, traded commodities such as silk and spices, and delved heavily into politics. When Giovanni died in 1429, his lifelong ambitions were fulfilled as the family’s finances were in excellent shape when his son, Cosimo the Elder, took over. Around this time, the family became the wealthiest in all of Florence. A good fraction of the family’s fortune was spent on commissioning works of art, whether it was for their home, public display, or devotion for the church. At the forefront of the family’s patronage and influence throughout their reign during the Italian Renaissance was Lorenzo the Magnificent, the great-grandson of Giovanni. Botticelli was one of the favored artists that the Medicis financed. He was welcomed freely within their home (which included his own art studio) and attentively listened as well as engaged in intelligent, philosophical conversations among the nobles— many of which would spark inspiration for his works. With the family’s utmost support and protection, especially for more secular matters, he was able to explore and portray divine subjects that were not on strict terms with Christianity — an artistic approach that was not widely supported at the time. The Birth of Venus, in particular, was speculated to have been commissioned by the family circa 1485–1486. The painting itself was kept secret due to its controversial nature as there were not any recollections of its existence before the 1550s.
According to the passage, which of the following fields did the Medici family participate in?
- A Politics, artists’ cultivaiton and secular artwork preservation
- B Educational and financial institutions
- C Traded commodities, transportation and fossil fuel
- D Wool factories, tactics and botanics
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回顧文中第三段與最後一段提到的家族活動，除了銀行與貿易之外，家族還投入了哪些能展現社會影響力的活動？特別是當藝術家創作了在當時宗教環境下顯得『特別』的作品時，家族扮演了什麼樣的角色？
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跨足多元領域的美第奇家族
這道題目考驗的是對文章細節的歸納與轉換。文中明確提到家族成員「深耕政治」(delved heavily into politics)，並透過「贊助」(patronage) 與提供工作室來培養波提切利等大師，這正是選項中「培育藝術家」(artists’ cultivation) 的具體表現。特別是文章結尾提到，他們支持並保護了如《維納斯的誕生》這類不完全符合基督教規範的「世俗」(secular) 主題藝術，並在爭議中將其保存下來，完美呼應了選項 (A) 的內容。
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