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Pastimes : La Galleria -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: 2MAR$ who wrote (49)	8/20/2001 6:13:14 PM
From: Don Pueblo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 268

It actually had a lot to do with the discovery of oil paint. Prior to that, tempera was the medium. Crivelli was, I believe, the last great master of tempera. You may know the story of the discovery of what is now called "oil paint". Many great paintings never survived, due to the use of bad mediums like walnut oil, or bad grounds. There is a modern painter who died just recently that took the brush technique of tempera and mixed that technique with oil based acrylic paint (fast drying glazes applied like tempera strokes...ala Crivelli). His paintings are absolutely amazing, and if you ever get the opportunity to see one, I highly encourage you to do so. He is without question one of the finest painters in the last 400 years, and is still barely known. He was (and still is I assume) represented by the Forum Gallery in NYC, and his name is Gregory Gillespie. I had the distinct good fortune to meet him in 1976 and develop a relationship that lasted until he passed away. artcyclopedia.com How good is he? This figure is life size, and it looks like live human flesh and blood from 18" away. Excellent photographic reproductions lose about 60% of the quality of his work. artregister.com more... victor.cc.ca.us forumgallery.com I had the good fortune to study this painting for about 5 hours one day... sheldon.unl.edu