Sentences with phrase «from wealthy patrons»

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But Pumfrey also notes that both of Harriot's wealthy patrons ended up imprisoned in the Tower of London, which may have discouraged him from crowing about his controversial discoveries.

Heir to France's academic traditions, at home with rich surfaces and wealthy patrons, toady to the emperor, J. A. D. Ingres might stand for France's retreat from revolution.

Made from lapis lazuli — an expensive stone of rich color — ultramarine was only affordable for the wealthiest, highest - status patrons, and as a result came to symbolize royalty.

A New York Times report, «The Disrupters: Making New York's Cultural Boards More Diverse,» shows pressure from the city is yielding some results at institutions that have historically been the exclusive bastion of wealthy white patrons.

Windyhill, in Kilmacolm, 29 miles from Glasgow, is a sprawling property commissioned by Mackintosh's friend and patron, wealthy merchant William Davidson in 1900.