INNOVATION ALERT: Dutch painter named Jan van Eyck perfected the formula for oil-based paint in the 1400s, and it quickly spread throughout Europe.
With oil, artists could spend days refining details until they looked just right. Compare that with the minutes they had with
tempera paint and frescos.
Do you think that oil paint met the Renaissance desire to paint more realistically, or did it create that desire? |
Excellent.
Oil paints are all the rage nowadays, and a
portrait of the Madonna and Child in
oil will demonstrate
your artistic insight and your
devotion to God at the same time. Well, I believe that's everything, then. Oh yes, how could I forget?
We need an
artist to make the picture!
Who shall we hire?
