Canvas has become the most common support medium for oil painting, replacing wooden panels. It was used from the 14th century in Italy, but only rarely. One of the earliest surviving oils on canvas is a French Madonna … See more

From the 13th century onward, canvas was used as a covering layer on pavise shields. The canvas was applied to the wooden surface of the pavise, covered with multiple layers of gesso and often richly painted in tempera technique. Finally, the surface was … See more

• Dyed canvas
• Fire-proof canvas
• Printed canvas
• Stripe canvas See more

• Canvas print
• Eisengarn
• Marine canvas
• Plastic canvas
• Salembaree See more

Canvas is a popular base fabric for embroidery such as cross-stitch and Berlin wool work. Some specific types of embroidery … See more

Splined canvases differ from traditional side-stapled canvas in that canvas is attached with a spline at the rear of the frame. This allows the artist to incorporate painted edges into the artwork itself without staples at the sides, and the artwork can be … See more

• Wood-and-canvas canoes (see photo of canvas being stretched on a canoe)
• Bags, including coated canvas (e.g. Goyard)
• Covers and tarpaulins See more