Galileo, seeking patronage from his now-wealthy former student and his powerful family, used the discovery of Jupiter's moons to gain it.

Caught up in the South Sea Bubble, he sought patronage.

He traveled to court in Madrid in 1782, seeking patronage to get his academic works published.

It was with this knowledge that Columbus, having moved to Portugal from the place of his birth, decided to seek royal patronage in Portugal.

He sought patronage, and was bold and importunate.

On the other hand, some of the freeholders seeking patronage demurred at the price expected.

To finance their cultural project, a locally bred proto-nationalist intelligentsia sought patronage and protection from Barcelona's industrial barons.

In seeking musical patronage, these descendants of the Gwalior style separated from their original clan and settled in what is now western and southern Rajasthan.

He wrote several letters seeking patronage, but these were also refused.

Who will be less susceptible to influence from City Hall, the bureaucracy, the political factions seeking patronage?