Oil Glazing Mediums—What You Need to Know About Historical Painting Mediums.

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For centuries, oil glazing mediums have been touted as the ‘secret’ of Renaissance artists such as Jan van Eyck. Among proponents of this belief was the Secretary to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Paris, Jean-François-Léonor Mérimée. His influence on nineteenth-century artists can be seen in the works of the French Academy, and especially those of Adolphe-William Bouguereau. This Art Materials Advisor episode reviews the beliefs held even today by many artists and exposes some of the erroneous ideas long held by artists of the past two centuries.

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:07:02 New Feature on Natural Pigments Website
00:12:51 Gel Mediums in Oil Painting Glazing Technuiques
00:15:36 Varnishes in Oil Painting?
00:21:23 Problems with Varnishes in Oil Painting
00:23:09 Italian Varnish
00:27:34 Questions from the Audience