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Gonzaga Patronage of the Arts

man_gonzaga_patronage

Our court has become one of the great magnets of artistic talent in the peninsula: painters, sculptors, and architects arrive already knowing that Mantua rewards ambition and that the work produced here will reach the eyes of every prince who sends an envoy to our door. We formalize this tradition of patronage into a deliberate policy, maintaining stipends and workshops that keep multiple artists resident at once and ensuring that the work they produce reflects the standing we intend to project. This culture of Mecenatismo reduces the cost of maintaining artists and draws talent of the highest quality to settle permanently among us rather than passing through for a single commission.

RequiresRenaissance CourtAdvancerequires

Conditions

Potential

Is or was Mantua

Exact conditions

Advance tree

1. Renaissance
2. Renaissance Thought
3. Permanent Cabinet
4. Sovereignty
5. Renaissance Court
6. Gonzaga Patronage of the Arts

Modifiers

• Artist Salary−15%
• Possible Number of Artists+1

Connections

Requires 2

Advances

• Renaissance CourtRenaissanceRequires

Countries

• MantuaPotential

Belongs to 1

• RenaissanceAge

Definitionin_game/common/advances/culture_emilian.txt:150

age = age_2_renaissance

icon = patron_of_art

▾potential = {

has_or_had_tag = MAN

}

artist_salary_modifier = -0.15

num_possible_artists = 1

requires = renaissance_court

History