In the 17th and 18th centuries only for the church or the very rich was it allowed to create art work. This was to be sure only particular subjects were painted. Therefore curbing creativity and spreading the wrong message or propaganda. This could potentially harm the control of society.
When painting portrait pictures of the rich, the artist would include some of the sitters possessions. This could be items or food that were seen to give them wealth and status or they may be painted with their land/estate in the background, as pictured in: 'Thomas Gainsborough, Mr. and Mrs. Andrews; 1748-9' (above)
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