Difference between revisions of "Gesso grosso"
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| − | A traditional initial gesso layer containing coarse [ | + | 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''). |
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Revision as of 14:35, 15 January 2014
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).
Authority
- 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