Michelangelo (1475-1564) was aided in his youth by the patronage of Lorenzo de'Medici (1449-1492) during the Italian Renaissance. From 1490-1492, Michelangelo attended the Humanist academy established by Medici, who also commissioned the small marble relief "Battle of the Centaurs".
Sir Lorenzo was an art promoter and the administrator of the city of Florence. He was a patron and protector to the famous Italian Renaissance artist and sculptor, Michael Angelo.
A patron
Yes, Akbar the Great was a patroon of the arts.
Someone who supports the arts by gift of money or purchase of artworks.
There are many saints that are patrons to art in one form or another, some of art itself, other of artists. The patron saint of art is Catherine of Bologna. The patron saint of art dealers is John the Apostle. The patron saints of artists are Angelico, Catherine of Bologna, Luke the Apostle and Saint Michael the Archangel.
Medicci
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Florence
Lorenzo
Leonardo da Vinci
Lorenzo de Medici was the owner of a large bank in Florence during the Renaissance. Lorenzo controlled Florence and was also a large patron of the arts. He also started a school for artists and sculptors, where many famous people were trained, including Michelangelo.
The Medici banking family was the leading patron of Renaissance Florence.
Lorenzo de' Medici, also known as Lorenzo the Magnificent, was a wealthy merchant and influential patron of the arts. He was a prominent figure during the Italian Renaissance and played a crucial role in supporting and promoting artists, scholars, and cultural endeavors in Florence, Italy. His patronage helped stimulate a flourishing artistic and intellectual climate during this period.
I can find no patron saint named Florence.
During the renaissance the Medici were influential with the arts in Florence, Alfonso V in Naples, the Borgias in Rome, and others.
The Medici family. Namely Lorenzo De Medici or Lorenzo the Magnificent.
There are patron saints of artists but no patron saint of visual arts.