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Who sat Saint Cecilia at the keyboard? 1

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Her legends are confusing, but make no significant mention of music. So how did she become patron saint of music and musicians?

March 21, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Medium Well Done: 6 Oils

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Since the decline of egg tempera and fresco in the Renaissance, oil paints have predominated. They rely on drying oils as their binder, which give them longevity and versatility.

April 23, 2019 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Alchemy: 5 – the High Renaissance, canvas, and counting brushstrokes

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The advent of wet-in-wet, canvas supports, fewer layers, impasto, and visible brushstrokes.

August 21, 2016 General, Painting, Technology

The Story in Paintings: The Road to Damascus and the Conversion of Saint Paul

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Why did it take over 300 years to solve a compositional problem, and tell such a simple story?

August 6, 2016 General, Painting

Visible brushstrokes: 7. Painterly marks beyond Venice

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Was painterly style a Venetian phenomenon, or was it more widespread in the early sixteenth century?

January 9, 2016 General, Painting
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