patronage

Examples of patronage in the following topics:

• Private Patronage

  • Patronage is the support, usually in reference to financial aid, that one individual or organization bestows to another.
  • Since ancient times, patronage of the arts has been important to the development of many artistic movements, works, and styles.
  • With strong ties to the medieval period, patronage of the arts tended to arise whenever imperial rule dominated a significant share of resources.
  • Throughout time, rulers and wealthy people have used patronage of the arts to support their political and social positions in society.
  • The patronage system continues across many artistic fields today, however, the nature of the sponsors has changed.

• Painting

  • Early Christian art is the art produced by Christians or under Christian patronage from about the year 100 AD to about the year 500 AD.
  • Early Christian art is the art produced by Christians or under Christian patronage from about the year 100 CE to about the year 500 CE.

• Context of Creation

  • Patronage of the arts has been used throughout history to endorse the ambitions and agenda of these institutions and individuals, and has been particularly important in the creation of religious art.
  • Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City under the patronage of Pope Julius II between 1508 and 1512.

• Gothic Architecture: La Saint-Chapelle

  • Louis IX's patronage of the arts drove much innovation in Gothic art and architecture.

• Painting in the Vijayanagar Empire

  • With the fall of the Vijayanagar empire after the Battle of Talikota in 1565 CE, the artists who were under royal patronage migrated to various other places such as Mysore, Tanjore, and Surpur.
  • The most famous of the manuscripts detailing the various nuances of the Mysore school is the Sritattvanidhi, a voluminous work of 1500 pages prepared under the patronage of Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar.

• Sculpture

  • In the 15th century Holy Roman Empire enjoyed patronage from the state for public sculpture, and from the wealthy for their homes and tombs.
  • The period was marked by a great increase in patronage by the state of sculpture for public art, and by the wealthy for their homes.

• Architecture of the Mughal Period

  • Mughal architecture is an Indo-Islamic architectural style that developed in India under the patronage of the Mughal Empire.
  • Mughal architecture is the distinctive Indo-Islamic architectural style that developed in northern and central India under the patronage of Mughal emperors from the 16th to the 18th century.

• The Modern Era

  • This had an effect on Islamic art, which was usually strongly led by the patronage of the court.

• Sculpture in the Vijayanagar Empire

  • The Vijayanagar Empire's patronage enabled its fine arts and literature to rise to new heights.

• Early Christian Art

  • Early Christian, or Paleochristian, art was created by Christians or under Christian patronage throughout the second and third centuries.
  • Early Christian, or Paleochristian, art was produced by Christians or under Christian patronage from the earliest period of Christianity to, depending on the definition used, between 260 and 525.
  • Since Christianity was largely a religion of the lower classes in this period, the lack of surviving art may reflect a lack of funds for patronage or a small numbers of followers.