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Old Masters' Paints—How Do They Differ from Today's Oil Paints

Old Masters' Paints—How Do They Differ From Today's Oil Paints

George O'Hanlon | August 25, 2019 | 6 min read

The color of the old masters was more granular and had more body than oil colors today. Anyone who has ever painted with hand-ground colors will recognize the difference.

Unlocking the Lost Secrets of the Old Masters: The Evolution of Binding Medium in Oil Painting

Unlocking the Lost Secrets of the Old Masters: The Evolution of Binding Medium in Oil Painting

George O'Hanlon | April 15, 2019 | 23 min read

How 1700s academies and rising professional status shifted focus to oil media—sparking experiments to find “lost secrets” and scandals like Benjamin West’s era.

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