Which of the following statements about Renaissance intellectuals is correct? Baldassare Castiglione developed an ideal of the Renaissance courtier that excluded women Marsilio Ficino believed that humans could not aspire to a union with God. For Machiavelli, a ruler’s actions must be judged by their consequences and not by their moral qualities. Machiavelli’s ideas can be explained by the political peace that Italy enjoyed during his lifetime.

Which of the following statements about Renaissance intellectuals is correct? Baldassare Castiglione developed an ideal of the Renaissance courtier that excluded women Marsilio Ficino believed that humans could not aspire to a union with God. For Machiavelli, a ruler’s actions must be judged by their consequences and not by their moral qualities. Machiavelli’s ideas can be explained by the political peace that Italy enjoyed during his lifetime.