2006-10-22 11:55:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
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2006-10-22 11:55:57 · update #1
Probably because they wanted to be on good terms with Church.
2006-10-22 11:59:14 · answer #1 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was their way to assure their good standing with the Church, no matter how evil and how they exploited their workers, they were respected by the church, in other words they purchased respectability with priceless contribution of art. They believed they could buy their way into heaven. In some form this is going on today too.
2006-10-22 12:01:00 · answer #2 · answered by mimi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 'donations' made to the church (whether monetary, with the buildings, or with works of art) were made for a couple of reasons: One was to purchase 'forgivenesss' for their sins in life so that they could enter heaven upon death, to remain in good standing with the church (it was very important to the legitimacy of their rule that they were 'annoited' to their position of nobility), to continue to be members in good standing with the church, and to make sure that the son of the noble who was designated for church service got a good position within the church (after all, it would not be 'right' to them if they ruled and their offspring was not a bishop, but a lowly church priest or monk).
2006-10-22 12:07:54 · answer #3 · answered by sglmom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sofanisba Anguisolla (1532-1625) grew to become into the 1st woman artist to make certain a worldwide attractiveness. She is critical for her inventive portrait artwork and her obtainable effect on later spanish and Italian portraiture. Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614) grew to become into an extremely powerful and prolific artist with a worldwide attractiveness. Over a hundred of her artwork survive at present. Barbara Longhi (1552-1638) produced religous artwork and altarpieces interior the authorized way of the Counter-Reformation. Marietta Robusti (1560-1590) grew to become into an the worldwide over well-known painter in her time. Her particular present grew to become into in portray images. Fede Galizia (1578-1630)producded the two images and non secular artwork and, later in her profession, grew to become one among italy's earliest nevertheless life painters. Clara Peeters (c1594-after 1657). an significant ecu painter, an innovator with significant effect on the two nevertheless life and flower portray in europe. Giovanna Garzoni(1600-1670). She produced religious, mythological, and allegorical artwork, to boot as images, and from the 1640s nevertheless lifes, for which she is now superb known. nicely known and wealthy, she enjoyed a lifetime of stable artwork and relentless fulfillment.
2016-11-24 23:12:26 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they thought it would help them get to heaven.
not to mention the prestige of having a piece of art that you donated in the church for everyone in town to see--whatever they donated usually had their names on it, or even had them represented in it.
2006-10-22 18:02:29 · answer #5 · answered by KJC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they had to buy their way into heaven. It really isn't much different now.
2006-10-22 12:07:32 · answer #6 · answered by nurse.courtney 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tax breaks..
2006-10-22 12:02:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋