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The general believe is that man when is immediate needs are met, looks for things that are not indispensable. Viewing this way art can flourish only when there is a demand for them and affluence is necessary precondition. The history of the development of the arts shows that this has not often been the case. Great works of art were produced when affluent conditions did not exist. According to John Canneth Galbroath the ideas by which people of the developed part of the world interpret their existence were not forced in in the world of wealth. Rather they were the product of the world in which poverty had been manes normal loathe. However, affluence and prorogate have encouraged he development of art. In Europe during the Renascence, kings became patrons of all the arts. Kings summoned to their courts painters, sculptors, poets, magicians, indeed any man who by superior art or craft could adom the palace or entertain the court. Man came gladly to contribute to the royal pleasure for by it made a name for them, as well as obtained a comfortable living. Through their art they stirred the imagination of man throughout Europe to awaken hem to a newer and fuller understand