The History of Painting

Often books entitled the History of Art simply provide a number of paintings in temproal sequence from wall paintings onwards. Those offerings omit all the technological, social, and religious changes that have affected art through the years. These links try to do more.	A Venetian pigment market
The history of art markets through the ages and their effect on painting - illustrated
The painting of reclining nudes from 1500 to the present - a lesson in societal acceptance
Modes of painting through the ages
Pigments through the Ages - paint and pigments and the history of their use - color by color.
Art History - a miscellany of interests in art history
Caravaggio - comparisons within the historical spectrum of religious paintings
The known names of painters - all is not what it seemed to be: Who was Tintoretto?
The earliest Cave paintings from Chauvet, Lascaux, the Kakadu and others
Changing Styles of painting through the ages - fully illustrated
The Interpretation of 16th century paintings from the Low countries
Fiction -- the story of a young 16th century Flemish painter <pdf file>