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This drawback led a German monk, Theophilus , in the 12th century to warn against paint recipes including olive oil. It was reported that Aetius Amidenus , a medical writer in the 5th century, mentioned the use of a drying oil as a varnish on paintings. Similarly, it seems that perilla oil was used in Japan in painting after addition of lead in the 8th century. According to Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) the technique of oil painting, as used till now with few technical modifications, was invented or re-invented in Europe around 1410 by Jan van Eyck (1390 -1441).
Artists from the Northern Renaissance specialized in a type of paint called oils. The oil medium allowed the painters to exhibit great detail and in their works of art. Textur â¦ es of wood or cloth and also reflections off mirrors were all created in great detail because of the oil paints. Famous Painters of Northern Renaissance Art The Renaissance started in Italy in the late 14th century and spread to other regions of Europe.