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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A [ | + | A [[megilp|megilp]] formulation introduced in the 1940's by Jacques Maroger as a new medium for oil painting. Megilp is a thixotropic gel resulting from the equal combination of [[mastic%20resin|mastic]] varnish and [[black%20oil|black oil]] (leaded drying oil). |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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Description
A Megilp formulation introduced in the 1940's by Jacques Maroger as a new medium for oil painting. Megilp is a thixotropic gel resulting from the equal combination of mastic varnish and Black oil (leaded drying oil).
Synonyms and Related Terms
Maroger's medium
Additional Information
° Lance Mayer, Gay Myers, 'Old Master Recipes in the 1920s, 1930, and 1940s: Curry, Marsh, Doerner, and Maroger', JAIC 41(1), 2002.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000