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Message: <blockquote data-quote="painandgreed" data-source="post: 1809958" data-attributes="member: 24969">I would think that in the medieval period, most art is going to be of a more useful nature. You're going to find the expensive art in books and manuscripts and comisioned to be painted in (on) buildings. I've read various accounts of illustrated books being sold for small fortunes. Most art appreciation of the time went into crafts such as embroidry and lacework that could be worn.Of course, few D&D games are actually played in a medieval setting with a strong church and the vast majority of the population in serfdom or outright slavery. I'd look either to the Roman setting or to the Renaissance. Both time periods had no shortage of painters and sculptures creating works for rich people and the not so rich. Since most games have pagan-like gods then you could expect idoltry to be alive and well and thus have a large population of sculptures that were supported by it. Still, art would be meant to last. you don't pay a painter to paint a picture, you pay them to come in and do a mosaic or fesco on the wall of the main room of your house. You get statues on for your shrine and garden, and then you have your sword and armor decorated so you look good while riding around in them to display your wealth.</blockquote>