Examples of patronage in the following topics:
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- Lorenzo de' Medici (1449–1492) was the catalyst for an enormous amount of arts patronage, encouraging his countrymen to commission works from the leading artists of Florence, including Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, and Michelangelo Buonarroti.
- Indeed, Lorenzo was an artist in his own right, and author of poetry and song; his support of the arts and letters is seen as a high point in Medici patronage.
- Galileo's patronage was eventually abandoned by Ferdinando II, when the Inquisition accused Galileo of heresy.
- Discuss the relationship between art, patronage, and politics during the Renaissance
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- The Hellenistic Period witnessed significant scientific advancements, due to the mixing of Greek and Asian culture and royal patronage.
- Unlike Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum, these institutions were officially supported by the Ptolemies, although the extent of patronage could be precarious, depending on the policies of the current ruler.
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- In order to discourage corruption and patronage, most public
offices that did not require specialized expertise were appointed by lot rather
than by election.
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- This reputation can be attributed to perceptions of predominant French influence and to the papal curia's efforts to extend its powers of patronage and increase its revenues.
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- On the one hand, it was a time of great artistic patronage and architectural magnificence, where the Church pardoned and even sponsored such artists as Michelangelo, Brunelleschi, Bramante, Raphael, Fra Angelico, Donatello, and da Vinci.
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- Various theories have been proposed to account for the origins and characteristics of the Renaissance, focusing on a variety of factors including the social and civic peculiarities of Florence at the time; its political structure; the patronage of its dominant family, the Medici; and the migration of Greek scholars and texts to Italy following the Fall of Constantinople at the hands of the Ottoman Turks.
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- Although
known for standing with radical liberals, he took steps not to come across as a
liberal ideologue while in office and maintained control of his political
allies via generous systems of patronage.
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- Art and learning prospered under Sunga patronage, as seen in this terracotta tablet of the Sunga Royal family.
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- Richelieu was also famous for his patronage of the arts.
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- Nevertheless, his patronage led to the expansion of Buddhism in the Mauryan empire and other kingdoms during his rule, and worldwide from about 250 BCE.