The Secret Mediums of Old Master Oil Paintings

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Explore the secrets behind the mediums of old master oil paintings. Dramatic changes in the techniques and materials used by artists began to occur in the latter half of the eighteenth century as the binding media was given much more attention than in previous centuries. This is related to the rising professional status of artists and the formation of academies for training artists, especially in Britain. Rather than using well-tested and reliable methods and materials, which were based on studio practice and apprenticeship, artists began trying out new processes.
This, in turn, is related to the vain search for the "secrets of the old masters" that led to even more experimentation and even scandals, such as that experienced by the Royal Academy of Arts and its president, Benjamin West, at the turn of the nineteenth century.

This lecture traces the beginning of the vain search for lost secrets and ends with the modern reincarnation of the search for old master oil painting secrets.

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:01 Separation of Artists from Their Craft
00:14:46 Search for the Secrets of the Old Masters
00:18:49 Introduction of New Mediums into Oil Painting
00:26:16 "Secrets" Rediscovered in the 20th Century
00:32:38 Audience Discussion