Who commissioned most art I. The Middle Ages

The medieval art of the Western world covers a vast scope of time and place, over 1000 years ... At the start of the medieval period most significant works of art were very rare and costly objects associated with secular elites, ... Royalty and the higher clergy began to commission life-size effigies for tomb monuments.

Here are a few artists that made a name for themselves at the end of the Middle Ages: Donatello - An Italian sculpture known for his statues of David, Mary Magdalene, and the Madonna. Giotto - Italian artist from the 13th century famous for his frescos in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, Italy.