Abstract
Art As an Instrument of Political Competition in The Middle Ages
When considering patron-artist relationship in the
Middle Ages, administrators had a great role for supporting
science andarts. It can be said thatone of the most
important characteristics of an administrator is supporting
art and artists. Besides being generous, heroic and a
good warrior, a good patron should support scholars,
scienti standart istsand contribute tothe development of
scinceand literature. It can be seen that the relationship
between patron and artistis at the same time a political
competition between other patrons. In this paper, ideas
about the evaluation of art as an instrument of political
competition in the Middle Ages will be put on.
Keywords
Middle Ages, patron, artist, political competition.