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Did You Know?

DateTuesday, May 22, 2012 at 10:22AM

During Renaissance and particularly in 1500s artistic painting was not considered a suitable occupation for a gentleman. Since painting involved working with hands, artists were considered craftsmen and were given the same social standing as tailors or shoemakers. The last thing you parents wanted to hear was that you’d decided to become an artist. Well...I suppose that hasn’t changed much!

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