Copper was especially popular as a support in the 16th and 17th century and paintings from then are as vibrant and colourful as if they had been painted yesterday.
Painting on copper plate.
Painting on copper is a different experience than painting on canvas or board.
In this article i will show you how to prepare a copper plate for oil painting.
Panel in the year 1616.
This painting by frans snyder a flemish artist called still life with fruit wan li porcelain and squirrel was painted with oil on copper.
I also noticed there were no cracks on the surface.
It is a great support to work on.
The usefulness of copper in metalwork is known to all but few people realize how much it has contributed to art and painting throughout history.
The use of copper as a substrate for an oil painting dates back to medieval times.
Oil on copper paintings were prevalent in the mid sixteenth century in italy and northern europe.
Copper also served as an engraving plate for etchings and prints by master artists.
How to prime a copper plate priming is traditional when painting on copper plate.
Painting on copper was in pristine condition.
Copper based pigments were an important ingredient in ancient paints and the metal itself was frequently employed as a canvas on which renaissance artists painted.