<span>C .a French statesman and historian who was the first patron of Gothic architecture</span>
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The supporters you're referring to were called patrons. Patrons were usually wealthy merchants or people who have made their fortune in other ways and wanted to either have a picture of themselves and their family, or generally had a desire to support painting, some even decided to order paintings for the church in order to get in good standing with the church officials.
