Practice question · True or false
Renaissance painters worked mainly to express their personal vision, free of external constraints.
Hints
- Ask who set the terms of the work.
- Contracts specified subject, size, deadline and materials.
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False
Why
They ran workshops and filled contracts that specified size, deadline, subject, and pigment grade, sometimes the ultramarine by weight. Self-expression is a Romantic invention, projected backward onto men who were, professionally speaking, contractors.
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