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Fra Angelico's Annunciation (c. 1438-1447) is a fresco, a painting on a plaster wall, within the San Marco Monastery. Frescos show true talent of the artists considering the limitations of the medium. Frescos require much planning and speed. They must be completed in one day, and can create visible seems. Many colors, blue in particular, are difficult to manipulate because they do not work well with the lime plaster.
The Crucifix by Giotto (c. 1290-1300) is a Proto-Renaissance piece comprised of gold and tempera on panel that hangs in Santa Maria Novella. The paint is created from ground pigments mixed with a vehicle of egg yolk or whole egg, thinned with water. It was extremely popular amongst Greeks and Romans, prior to the fourteenth century. The reason so many artists used tempera is because it is extremely durable, can create brilliant colors and is not compromised by oxidation.
Nativity of Jesus (c. 1573) by Giovanni Battista Naldini is an oil painting which was commissioned to be put in Santa Maria Novella. Oil painting consists of ground pigments combined with a linseed oil vehicle and a turpentine medium or thinner. There was a gradual shift from tempera to oil paint in during the Renaissance. Oil allowed artists to blend colors, paint on larger scales, and take a longer amount of time to finish each work.
The Crucifix by Giotto (c. 1290-1300) is a Proto-Renaissance piece comprised of gold and tempera on panel that hangs in Santa Maria Novella. The paint is created from ground pigments mixed with a vehicle of egg yolk or whole egg, thinned with water. It was extremely popular amongst Greeks and Romans, prior to the fourteenth century. The reason so many artists used tempera is because it is extremely durable, can create brilliant colors and is not compromised by oxidation.
Nativity of Jesus (c. 1573) by Giovanni Battista Naldini is an oil painting which was commissioned to be put in Santa Maria Novella. Oil painting consists of ground pigments combined with a linseed oil vehicle and a turpentine medium or thinner. There was a gradual shift from tempera to oil paint in during the Renaissance. Oil allowed artists to blend colors, paint on larger scales, and take a longer amount of time to finish each work.
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