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Rebirth: A timeline in paintings

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A timeline of milestone paintings, first surviving examples of the achievements of the Italian Renaissance, from 1320-1596.

May 24, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Rebirth: The end of the Renaissance

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From about 1530, painting started to change. Brushstrokes became visible, anatomy exaggerated, composition less balanced and ideal. First Mannerism, then came the Baroque.

May 17, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Rebirth: Fabrics and materials

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How rendering of the surface texture of fabrics changed during the southern Renaissance, and new techniques were exported to the north.

April 19, 2021 General, Life, Painting

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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