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Record 1 1986-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Painting (Arts)
OBS

This term refers to the use of thinly applied opaque colors instead of transparent glaze colors. It is a somewhat vague term usually applied to the rather wholesale daubing of an entire painting, or considerable areas of it, with a thin coating of color in any medium ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peinture (Arts)
DEF

Couche de peinture dense mais peu épaisse, appliquée irrégulièrement et rapidement avec une brosse à poils durs et à travers laquelle on perçoit encore le grain de la toile.

Spanish

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