Renaissance patronage

Tres Riches Heures is personalized for the Duke and includes his likeness and some scholars believe that because the faces in the book are so diverse, that they must be portraits of individual members of the court. This fact and the use of the rare pigment lapis lazuli, the intricacy of the book, and the heavy use of hiddensymbolismare all meant to illustrate the wealth of the duke. The court was the intended audience of this commission. Patronage was a defining element of renaissance art. There were many motivations to purchase art such as religion, proof of power or wealth, or political reasons.

Commissions varied depending on the motivation and the intended audience.

Works Cited

5. Web. 24 Feb. 2013 Rough, Robert H. ” Enrico Scrovegni, The Cavalieri Gaudenti, And The Arena Chapel In Padua. ” Art Bulletin 62. 1 (1980): 24. Academic Search Complete. Web. 24 Feb. 2013.

6. Robert H Rough, Enrico Scrovegni, the Cavalieri Gaudenti, and the Arena Chapel in Padua, pg. 26. [ 3 ]. Sara Nair James, Masaccio: St. Andrew and ” The Pisa Altarpiece. ” Pg. 1178 [ 4 ].