Difference between revisions of "Gesso grosso"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (Text replace - "== Authority ==" to "== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==") |
|||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
A traditional initial gesso layer containing coarse [[anhydrite]] (anhydrous calcium sulfate) particles in [[hide glue]]. ''Gesso grosso'' was used as a ground layer for panel paintings, sculptures and decorative plasterwork. This base coat was covered with one or more coats of fine gypsum particles (''gesso sottile''). | A traditional initial gesso layer containing coarse [[anhydrite]] (anhydrous calcium sulfate) particles in [[hide glue]]. ''Gesso grosso'' was used as a ground layer for panel paintings, sculptures and decorative plasterwork. This base coat was covered with one or more coats of fine gypsum particles (''gesso sottile''). | ||
| − | == | + | == Sources Checked for Data in Record == |
* External source or communication Comment: Art in the Making: Italian paintings before 1400 | * External source or communication Comment: Art in the Making: Italian paintings before 1400 | ||
Revision as of 22:02, 30 April 2016
Description
A traditional initial gesso layer containing coarse Anhydrite (anhydrous calcium sulfate) particles in Hide glue. Gesso grosso was used as a ground layer for panel paintings, sculptures and decorative plasterwork. This base coat was covered with one or more coats of fine gypsum particles (gesso sottile).
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- External source or communication Comment: Art in the Making: Italian paintings before 1400
- The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: "Gesso" Jonathan Stephenson
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966