Patronage
The support of an artist (writer, painter, dramatist) by an aristocratic sponsor. Widespread practice in the 16th to 18th centuries, defining a symbiotic relationship. Later replaced by the dynamics of the marketplace.
The support of an artist (writer, painter, dramatist) by an aristocratic sponsor. Widespread practice in the 16th to 18th centuries, defining a symbiotic relationship. Later replaced by the dynamics of the marketplace.