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Art Bites 155: Oil Painting, an Improvement over Tempera

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Around 1500, painters in Flanders mastered the use of oil-based paints rather than the standard of the day tempera or egg-based paints. Oil paints freed artists like Jan van Eyck, Raphael, and Leonardo to raise the bar.

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