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What if Leonardo DaVinci worked for an ad agency? We would have Mona Lisa in advertisements for Head and Shoulders shampoo. Imagine the possibilities.
And that’s exactly what people did – here are two great examples:
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The Ronald McDavid is hilarious.
But you know, many many great artists earned their keep by working on commission for a paying patron, usually painting portraits that showed the patron in a manner that was quite flattering compared to their actual appearance. The attitude here seems to be that things are different now, but that’s not so clear.
Very true – but luckily for us, most patrons weren’t *that* much interested in promoting products they made. Some of them had many portraits of themselves made, but that’s about the extent of the “marketing” they did…