The 15th century Flemish oil painting method incorporated grisaille, as discussed in the previous post by Jan van Eyck, also a period sometimes referred to as “Early Netherlandish Painting”.

When was grisaille invented?

Grisaille enamels were developed in the 16th century in France by the Limoges school of enamelers. Among the most noted practitioners of this technique were members of the Pénicaud family. The technique was also popular with some 20th-century painters, including Alfred Leslie and Chuck Close.

Who used grisaille?

Hieronymus Bosch famously used grisaille to paint his extraordinary picture of the Creation, on the outside of his altarpiece The Garden of Earthly Delights (1500-05).