“My name is Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici (27 September 1389 – 1 August 1464) I was an Italian banker and politician who I established the Medici family as effective rulers of Florence during much of the Italian Renaissance. My power derived from my wealth as a banker and intermarriage with other rich and powerful families. I was a patron of arts, learning, and architecture. I spent over 600,000 gold florins (approx. $500 million inflation adjusted) on art and culture, including Donatello's David, the first freestanding nude male sculpture since antiquity.”