The printing press aided in the creation of art prints. A new invention, the printing press helped make art more affordable and brought it within reach of the middle class. While artists continued creating commissioned works for the wealthy, the common people began buying small paintings and prints. And for the first time, a truly commercial, and mostly secular, art market surfaced in northern Europe.
Both lived in the Roman Republic. Both believed that philosopher-kings were the best leaders. Both thought that tyranny was a threat to government. Both thought that the rule of law was a threat to government.
