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Oil paint in Venice

by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker

A review of fresco and tempera and the development of the use of oil paint by artists in Venice.

Smarthistory images for teaching and learning:

Bellini, Saint Francis in the Desert, detail

Bellini, Saint Francis in the Desert, detail

Bellini, Saint Francis in the Desert

Titian, Pietà, detail with Mary, Christ and Jerome (?)

Giovanni Bellini, San Zaccaria Altarpiece, detail of Saints Lucy and Jerome

Giovanni Bellini, San Zaccaria Altarpiece, detail with Saints Catherine, Mary, and Lucy and the Christ Child

Paolo Veronese, Feast in the House of Levi with frame

Detail of dog, Paolo Veronese, Feast in the House of Levi

Detail of Peter and Christ, Paolo Veronese, Feast in the House of Levi

Tintoretto, The Miracle of the Slave, detail with Mark

Tintoretto, The Miracle of the Slave, detail with Slave

Tintoretto, The Miracle of the Slave

Giovanni Bellini, San Zaccaria Altarpiece (close)

More Smarthistory images…

Cite this page as: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Oil paint in Venice," in Smarthistory, August 18, 2019, accessed June 8, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/oil-paint-in-venice-2/.