Who paid the great artists and architects of the Renaissance to create their masterpieces?

Athe wealthy families of the artists who could afford schooling and materials for their sons
Btownspeople through a special tax and religious communities through yearly collections
Cart galleries and museums who staged bidding wars for the greatest works
Dwealthy merchant families such as the Medici and popes such as Julius II

Verified Answer :

It was primarily "d. wealthy merchant families such as the Medici and popes such as Julius II" who paid the great artists and architects of the Renaissance to create their masterpieces, since they had money to spare.

the correct answer is D. wealthy merchant families such as the Medici and popes such as Julius II !

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