While the rise of oil paint is associated with the Renaissance, paintings using poppy-seed oil have been dated as far back as seventh-century Afghanistan. But there's one key reason this paint ...

Originally attributed to Pieter Pourbus, a Flemish Renaissance artist who worked in Bruges during the 16th century, the painting depicts an austere man and his young daughter in matching ruffs.

The giveaway that this was from the renaissance artist’s studio included the use of shared egg tempera and oil paint with a base of double-coated gesso, all typical of paintings from the era.

The painting 'Christ Shown to the People' or 'Ecce Homo' was created by Renaissance artist Titian around 1570 ... or the web of fine cracks formed on oil paintings over time, revealed strange ...

Lavinia Fontana, who lived from 1552-1614, is seen as one of the very first women to make a career out of painting in Western art, and an outstanding representative of the Italian Renaissance ...