Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "The fine art of portraiture can be traced as far back as Roman times, where sitters demanded realistic portraits in stone, even unflattering ones.
By the time of the Renaissance, because of the advent of oil paint, portraiture was elevated to become the highest of the plastic arts. Indeed, some are still revered to this day — such as Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' (1503-05); and especially Jan van Eyck's 'Man in a Red Turban' (1433). The latter artist, of course, was credited with inventing and perfecting the oil paint medium as we know it today."
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