Ah, ok. So, they could work on say, one big piece of something for a rich person and stretch it out for a year, versus doing 6-12 for people over the same period of time?
Yes, top craftsmen would get deeper into their craft for their own personal interests and their previous commercial success afforded them the luxury to become more like—or essentially—fine artists.
Sounds like they got greedy, huh? Money corrupts.
Or they spent more time on a single piece.
Ah, ok. So, they could work on say, one big piece of something for a rich person and stretch it out for a year, versus doing 6-12 for people over the same period of time?
Yes, top craftsmen would get deeper into their craft for their own personal interests and their previous commercial success afforded them the luxury to become more like—or essentially—fine artists.
Interesting. Thanks for the education and conversation!