Tempera grassa

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Description

A tempera medium prepared using whole egg, drying oil, and water. The egg acts as an emulsifier.

Synonyms and Related Terms

egg-oil paint; egg-oil tempera; egg-oil emulsion; egg/oil paint; egg/oil tempera; egg/oil emulsion; tmpera grasa (Esp.); tmpera gora ou mista (Port.)

Authority

Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

Website address 1, Website address 1 Comment: Recipes at http://eggtempera.free.fr/binder.htm

Teri Hensick, Teri Hensick, contributed information, 1998 Comment: see "From Giotto to Durer" in National Gallery of London publication

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