The art technique was known from the classical world , where it appears to have taken over from encaustic painting and was the main medium used for panel painting and illuminated manuscripts in the MISC@1 world and Medieval and Early renaissance LOCATION@1 .

It was the main medium used for panel painting and illuminated manuscripts in the MISC@1 world and the Middle Ages in LOCATION@1 , until it was replaced by oil painting as the most popular medium for large paintings .
