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概括：As Italy and much of Europe struggle with their finances, the city of Florence has staged an art exhibition looking at the critical — and controversial — role that financial institutions have played for centuries.
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Catholic Church
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Ludovica Sebregondi
theologian
Florence
Palazzo Strozzi
James Bradburne
"Money and Beauty"
Florentine
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The Catholic Church didn't like what was happening, considering usury a sin. But art historian Ludovica Sebregondi, who also curated the exhibit, says in the audio guide that some theologians began to make exceptions to the condemnation of money lending. "Amid this tension between opposing views, many bankers made donations for the salvation of their souls, devoting money to good works or art. It was said great sinners great cathedrals." And in a hedge against burning in hell in eternal damnation, bankers filled those great cathedrals with great paintings and great sculptures. Through penitential patronage - the fear of God - Florence became the foundry of great art works and set the stage for the Renaissance. This exhibit was set up in Florence's majestic 15th century Palazzo Strozzi. James Bradburne, director of the exhibition space, says "Money and Beauty" has a particular resonance in today's financially troubled world. "It asks people to think about bankers' bonuses. It asks people to think about how bankers do make their money. How mysterious was a letter of credit? It was just like short-selling. It was like derivatives." Many of the same questions, Bradburne says, that are being asked today. "Are the bankers the devils? Are they making illegitimate profits, or are they just good chaps, or we need the banking system? I mean, the dilemma is the same, and it devolves into a social and a moral dilemma, then as now." What's less clear is whether today's bankers, perhaps less guilt-ridden than their Florentine forerunners, are willing to finance a new renaissance.