Van Eyck has been known as the "father of oil paint" for hundreds of years, but does the medium need a paternity test?

This oil painting on panel is dated 1595 and was given to the Abbey ... Vivarini died about 1499 and all that is known of the history of the painting is that it was purchased in Bath in 1894 and later ...

Narrator: The highest-quality oil paint can be up to 75% pigment. Throughout history, the most sought-after pigments have been worth far more than their weight in gold. And that's because they ...

For the first time in history, it was practical to produce a finished oil painting on-site, whether in a garden, a café or in the countryside (although art critics would long argue if ...