Tempera grassa

Description

A tempera medium prepared using whole egg, drying oil, and water. The egg acts as an emulsifier to create a water-soluble medium.

Synonyms and Related Terms

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

Resources and Citations

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
• Recipes at http://eggtempera.free.fr/binder.htm
• Teri Hensick, contributed information, 1998 Comment: see "From Giotto to Durer" in National Gallery of London publication