Oils & Turpentine

FOR OIL PAINTING

Oils & Turpentine

FOR OIL PAINTING

Throughout the Renaissance, artists worked with combinations of tree resins, thickened vegetable oils, waxes, and balsams. The exact organisation of these raw materials is open to speculation and likely differed from one artist to the next—even within the practice of an individual artist.

Throughout the Renaissance, artists worked with combinations of tree resins, thickened vegetable oils, waxes, and balsams. The exact organisation of these raw materials is open to speculation and likely differed from one artist to the next—even within the practice of an individual artist.