A is generally painted on ­­­­­a wall where its surface is prepared by rendering undercoats of rough plaster containing sand, gravel, cement, and lime. Encaustic Watercolor Gouache Oil Fresco

Consider this painting entitled great fish-market by bruegel

One art critic referred to painters in the fauvism movement as "wild beasts". where did that title come from? what were some of the characteristics of fauvism?

Question: michelangelo made several creative decisions in the process of making the pieta. one of these was to portray mary as a young woman. how would the sculpture be different if mary had appeared to be in her early 50's, as she probably was when christ was crucified? would this improve or detract from the work? why? use additional internet resources in support of