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Oil Painting Processes of the Masters (Part 1 of 3)

Jill Poyerd Fine Art

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PART ONE OF THREE
Jan van Eyck and Titian

This exciting 3-part series looks at seven of the world’s best oil painters from history and examines how each laid down their paint layers to create their masterpieces. Part one begins with the start of oil painting itself and the Master that is often credited with developing it, Jan van Eyck. Viewers then examine the work of Titian, one of the most famous artists of the 16th century and an artist who helped bring canvas into popular use.

PART ONE - Jan van Eyck and Titian
Oil Painting Processes of the Masters (Par...

PART TWO - Rembrandt and J.M.W. Turner
Oil Painting Processes of the Masters (Par...

PART THREE - James McNeill Whistler, John Singer Sargent, and William Bouguereau
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0:00 Introduction
1:34 Jan van Eyck
9:53 Titian

20 Comments

@patrickcharles7190 4 years ago (edited)

Van Eyck is my favorite. On a technical level, no one comes close. When thinking about the greatest painter ever, we want to think Rembrandt or Van Gogh is the best. But once you study Van Eykes collection, that little voice in your head says his name when thinking about the master of masters. It's hard to wrap your head around the level of talent that someone had hundreds and hundreds of years ago. The best painters of today cannot duplicate textures like he did...and he did it with such primitive resources. There are good painters and great painters and even masters, then, there's Van Eyck. He was that good. IMO Great video!

@Knorrette 3 years ago (edited)

One of the reasons why the Flemish Primitives achieved such fine and fluent gradations is the build up of the carrier. They used well weathered wood (oak) and a large number of thin gesso layers that were sanded in between. This made the painting ground extremely flat and even - almost like ceramic. I have learned this technique in my restauration classes where we had to copy the work of a Flemish Primitive from start to finish, including the preparation of the carrier.

@AlexandroMechina-yb3tf 2 years ago (edited)

Van Eyck paintings are almost
600 years old! It just blows my mind they still exists, let alone in such fine conditions

@gabrieladryan5719 4 years ago

I can't believe that i watched this video for free! Incredible!

@bobc-bobc 4 years ago (edited)

This video is superb; it's a work of fine art in its own right. The production values are extraordinary - the narration, the audio, the storytelling, the graphics, the framing, the lighting, the colors and even the transitions are amazing. All of these qualities add up to a presentation that makes it so easy for the viewer to focus on the topic and enjoy the show. Five stars!

@suheylkarakaya4238 4 years ago

When new Jill Poyard video comes out, I feel happy

@ismaelmartinez9114 4 years ago

Long time without one of your wonderful videos. Marvelous!

@LilithDeVilles 3 years ago

van Eyck’s motto “als ich kan” was written in Greek letters but is actually Dutch for “all that I can”.

@kathleenphillips6445 4 years ago

So many paintings I’ve never seen before. You’ve given me a new appreciation for these painters.

@chrispritchard4676 4 years ago

Having been a traditional oil artist for too many years to contemplate (and originally a picture restorer, having trained under a long established business) I learn so much from Jill's videos and knowledge. Thank you so much.

@NeonsStyleHD 4 years ago

It's a good day when you upload a video. Every one is an education. Love them all, and have watched them all many times over. :)

@mayalord984 4 years ago

Thank you very mutch for this opportunity to understand our long gone artist technique

@wjbrown5938 4 years ago

Another brilliant video covering the Master Works of a few of the best artists of the late Renaissance period. My personal favorite of the masters presented, is Jan van Eyck I love his painting of the 'Arnolfini Portrait', dated 1434. It depicts a wealthy couple standing with their small dog in the bed chamber. Many people believe that the young woman is pregnant because of the way her green dress is gathered at her mid-section, but this is not the case. This painting is all about the display of new wealth accumulated at the time. There are several keys in this painting that point to this ostentatious show of money: 1st is the small dog which indicates enough wealth to support not only a lavish lifestyle, but also a pet at a time when many people were starving in the streets; 2nd is the series of oranges which lie strewn about the dresser and window sill, oranges were very rare at that time and only a handful of the very rich could afford them; 3rd is young woman’s green dressing gown which is made of, as was the custom of the very rich during that period, an overabundance of material, such that in order to walk she had to gather the excess around her waistline. Only the very wealthy could afford such an extravagance mode of dress.