\paperw5085 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \f1 \fs22 During the first age of the Renaissance in England, it was the great households that \ATXnt901 dominated the arts\ATXnt0 , providing patronage and posts and determining the status of both art and artists. Thus unlike Italy and the Netherlands, where the artist was a professional among professionals, in England he occupied a decidedly dependent position. The master-buil
der built and maintained accommodation for the great household; the writer, painter and musician amused its members in peace and prepared propaganda for them in war. \par
