![]() ![]() ![]() Rather than recognizing the artist’s opinions and feelings through their art like we often can in contemporary society, we must recognize the relative disconnect between art and artist. Additionally, the contract an artist signed could constrain other elements such as materials used and time frame to finish the piece. Most importantly, the patron could approve a sketch from which the artist could not deviate. In contrast, artists in 15th-century Italy were largely constrained in how they executed commissioned pieces. While it might have a specific purpose (such as murals as public art), the artist generally has some artistic license for how they execute the piece. The relationship between art and artist is different in our lifetime in which we can likely assume that a piece of art is produced by the artist and largely from their own mind. ![]() As amateur scholars of art history, understanding the impact and background of patronage is vital to influencing how we view art funded by a patron. ![]()
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