Oil paint in Venice

by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris

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

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

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

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

Bellini, Saint Francis in the Desert

Giovanni Bellini, San Zaccaria Altarpiece (close)

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

Paolo Veronese, Feast in the House of Levi with frame

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

More Smarthistory images…

Cite this page as: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris, "Oil paint in Venice," in Smarthistory, December 11, 2015, accessed January 17, 2020, https://smarthistory.org/oil-paint-in-venice/.