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Although its history can be traced back to as early as the seventh century, Oil Painting did not truly gain favour with the art community until the fifteenth century, following its arrival in Europe during the middle ages.

It eventually emerged as the foremost medium of painting, attaining its zenith during the Renaissance. Buy oil paintings online in India

 

Oil paint is created when colour pigments are mixed with an oil medium. The oils generally used for this purpose are extracted from poppy seed, linseed, walnut and safflower.

Oil paint’s textural versatility; i.e. its ability to fuse colours and tones as well as achieve crispness and definition, made it a popular choice with artists.    

Here are three world famous oil paintings that best epitomize the sublime beauty of the medium:

Girl with the Pearl Earring

Painted around the mid-seventeenth century by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer, it is one of the world’s most beloved works of art and the source of much mystery.

Often referred to as the Mona Lisa of the North, the artist’s exquisite use of colour and texture and the enigmatic expression of the subject render it as a timeless masterpiece and one of the most Beautiful Oil Paintings of all time.

The Starry Night

One of the most renowned works of Western art, it was painted in the late nineteenth century by troubled Dutch Post-Impressionist, Vincent Van Gogh around a year before his untimely death. 

It is said to portray the view from the artist’s bedroom window at the asylum where he was staying, shortly after his mental breakdown. 

The painting is characterized by its swirling colours and contoured forms, which were emblematic of Van Gogh’s singular style. 

The Persistence of Memory

Painted in 1931 by Spanish Surrealist and enfant terrible Salvador Dali, it is partly inspired by his love for Catalonia and its landscapes.

The painting is mainly recognized for its striking use of dream imagery and is a perfect example of the artist’s idiosyncratic and inimitable style.  

From the melting clocks and swarming ants to the bizarre deformed creature in the centre of the composition, the powerful juxtaposition of the familiar and unfamiliar make it truly unforgettable and arguably the most famous surrealist painting in history.

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