The identification of pigments is one of the most important analytical tasks in the characterization of ancient paintings, as it provides a rich source of information about the provenance, date of production, development of painting traditions, and trade of the pigments.
On the whole, the development of painting in manuscripts paralleled the development of monumental painting.
The development of painting during the Edo period drew energy from innovations and changes precipitated during the Momoyama period.
"The Springtime of the Renaissance" at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence explains the development of painting and the other arts in Florence during the period.
The achievements of two groups of artists, members of both of which worked for the Emperor and his court, were to determine the overall development of painting in northern Europe for the next three centuries.
In Rome and its environs, too, the development of painting in the first half of the 13th century was determined largely by the extensive new programs of mosaics in Norman Sicily, at Palermo, Cefalù, and Monreale.
The development of painting in different regions is treated in a number of articles: Western painting; African art; Central Asian arts; Chinese painting; Islamic arts; Japanese art; Korean art; Native American art; Oceanic art and architecture; South Asian arts; Southeast Asian arts.
The exhibition, "Cranach: A Different Renaissance," curated by Bernard Aikema, is the first show of the German artist in Italy and offers a fascinating overview of the development of painting north and south of the Alps during the 16th century, when Europe's religious and political life was being shaken by the rise of Protestantism and the Counter-Reformation.
They will be represented by more than 100 works beginning tomorrow, when the Metropolitan Museum of Art draws on its own collection to trace the development of painting in France from its Impressionist roots at the turn of the 20th century through the aftermath of World War II.
So, whereas pride of place is inevitably given to sculpture in this extraordinarily beautiful, intelligent and immaculately presented exhibition, during its course visitors also learn a great deal about the development of painting and the other arts in Florence during this period.
