To What Professions or Guilds Did Renaissance Artists Belong Before

To what professions or guilds did Renaissance artists belong before they were recognized as individual artists with a special genius?

A) They belonged to whatever guild patronized them the most; it varied by city.
B) Sculptors belonged to the builders' guild, painters to the architects' guild.
C) Sculptors were under the masons' guild and painters belonged to the physicians' and apothecaries' guilds.
D) They each had their own guild; later, those with exceptional talents worked independently of any guild.
E) Sculptors belonged to the masons' guild; painters were grouped with the actors' guild.