“Old Masters” such as Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli and Rembrandt may have used proteins, especially egg yolk, in their oil paintings, according to a new study. Trace quantities of protein ...

Chinese oil painting artist Luo Erchun, acclaimed as "a master of colors in contemporary Chinese oil painting" and known as the "Oriental Van Gogh", died in a fire at his home in Beijing on Thursday.

We know that the Old Masters like Botticelli, da Vinci or Rembrandt used to add animal proteins, such as egg yolk, to their paints, to modify their properties and allow more sophisticated paint ...