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How does the court and wealthy merchant patronage shape the content and appearance of religious and secular art?

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a lot of the time they would pay artists to paint them into a religious scene; brings back a sense of humanism

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During the Renaissance period, the patron played a fundamental function in the development of art. Besides being enthusiastic customers of art, they were its organizer, sometimes controlling content and structure. Wealthy people recognized art as a symbol of power, prestige, or honoring their lineage. The patron provided support to the artist but the relationship between them was always a source of conflict because of the dominating position of patrons.

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