The person responsible for commissioning a work. Portraits of patrons are known throughout the Middle Ages, but they grew in popularity beginning in the fourteenth century. See also Donor.
- Arabic:مستنسخ ;مستكتب
- Armenian:Ստացող
- French:patron
- Italian:patrono
- Latin:patronum
- Portuguese:patrono
- Spanish:patrón
Michelle Brown, Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts (Malibu, CA: J. Paul Getty Museum in association with the British Library, c1994).