Panel painting

A Panel painting was a painting support medium in popular use in the West for about 300 years, from the late 12th century until the 16th century, after which canvas and oil paint became the norm. A "panel" was created from wood with a chalk mixture layered on top to form a solid, smooth surface, not unlike ivory, and was then painted using an egg-yolk based paint. A panel painting would typically be displayed inside a church?as an altarpiece, or behind or in front of the altar as a visual enhancement to a sermon?while in later years it would be integrated into furniture. Along with fresco it was the primary medium of Gothic painting.

Related Topics:
Painting - Altarpiece - Fresco - Gothic painting

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