Question

1. Why are Michelangelo's paintings called sculpturesque?

2. Why were the Van Eycks called the "fathers of oil painting"?

Answer 1

1.The church had made it seem as though Michelangelo had been skinned by St. Bartholomew.

2.His use of oil paints in his detailed panel paintings, typical of the Netherlandish style, resulted in him being known as the father of oil painting.

Step-by-step explanation:

1.Foreshortening and Chiaroscuro imbue each figure with a sculpture-like quality.

2.Jan Van Eyck is the Flemish painter often credited as the first master, or even the inventor of oil painting