Ways of Seeing Part 3

The History of Oil Painting From the Renaissance up to, and through, the Modern era, the oil painting has functioned as the epitome of fine art. In episode three, Berger shows the close parallels between art and commerce that are exemplified in oil paintings. Indeed, paintings of precious objects are proprietary acts, but the images themselves then also take on value. In effect, the representation of wealth becomes another treasure to be placed alongside the very treasures it depicts.