stoned epiphany XIV

Lorenzo di Medici (1449-1492) - also called The Magnificent - influential Florentine art patron.

There are two types of talented people in this world: the ones that can make their own lives/thoughts worth of profit, and the ones that can make that profit possible dealing with the former creative people.
The strong feedback that exists between art and marketing has a name: sponsoring. The historical roots of art sponsoring can be found in the Renaissance among art patrons, as well as in the present day, among publishers.