Big Business and the Renaissance
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1h 9m
Dr. Rocky Ruggiero
No building better represents the role of finance in the Renaissance better than Orsanmichele in Florence, Italy. The grain market-turned-church was taken over by the city’s guilds who used art to show the world their wealth and power. Join Dr. Rocky as he explores the role of big business in the Renaissance and the extraordinary sculptures that it produced at Orsanmichele.
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