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In the eighteenth century, many paintings were done by famous painters, and some were often done with the medium of oil on canvas, such as ˇ§Palo Atto Springˇ¨ and ˇ§A Burial at Ornansˇ¨. ˇ§Palo Atto Springˇ¨ was painted by Thomas E. Hill in 1878, and ˇ§A Burial at Ornansˇ¨ was painted by Gustave Courbet in 1849. The ˇ§Palo Atto Springˇ¨ painting is a painting of the Stanford Family, relative, and friends at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, the future site of the university. This piece is now at the Stanford museum hung for display, and this is a seven by eleven and half foot painting that is display with six spot lights from different angles. Two aimed at the top center, two at the top two corners and reflected on the two sides of the golden frame, and lastly, two shines at the main center and reflected on the bottom side of the frame. The three sides of the golden frame serve the purpose of showing the painting is highly valuable by others. When look closely of the painting, the brush stokes shows that certain parts are considered thick painting, while other parts are thin painting.
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