A brief history of oil painting 6 Articles

by Eric Lannak

The world was shocked when the Taliban destroyed a pair of 55-foot-tall Buddhas in Afghanistan. Doubly shocking was the discovery in 2007 that these may have been the earliest examples of oil painting in the world today. ...read more

by Sarah Huth

Oil painting is one of the most classic art forms, dating all the way back to 650 A.D. Some of the most famous paintings throughout history, including Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night" or Salvidor Dali's "The Persistence o...read more

by EMSalem

Painting with oils has been around longer than the usual informational systems about art leads us to believe. In fact if the truth be known it dates even further back in time than 650 AD. At that time, relates Yoko Taniguc...read more

by Jennifer Smith

Oil Paint: A History Art has long been the common thread that has defined many a generation. Great artist like da Vinci and Eyck made great improvements in the quest for color magnification and artistic expression. We...read more

by John Graham

Visiting an art gallery and viewing the paintings close at hand is an exercise in wonder. How did the artist manage to convey the luster of the cloth on the shoulder of this prince? Was it a matter of the colors, the pigme...read more

by Rose Spotts

The history of oil painting involves looking farther back into history than we might think. Paintings found in caves in Afghanistan dating as far back as the 5th Century have given indication that oils were actively used w...read more