tempera

/'tempərə/

Thân thiện

An artist mixes tempera paint on a wooden palette.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A painting medium: A type of paint made by mixing pigments with a water-soluble binder, typically egg yolk, creating a fast-drying and durable paint used especially in early European panel painting and manuscript illumination.
   • The technique of painting with this medium: The artistic method or process of using this specific paint.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The artist used tempera to create the vibrant colors of the medieval icon.
  • She specializes in the traditional techniques of egg tempera.
  • The museum's collection includes several 15th-century tempera paintings on wood.

Advanced Usage

• "Egg tempera": The most common and traditional form, specifying the use of egg yolk as the binding agent.
  • Egg tempera dries to a matte finish and is known for its exceptional longevity.
• "Tempera on panel": A common description for artworks painted with tempera on a wooden support.
  • The exhibition features a rare tempera on panel from the Italian Renaissance.

Variants and Related Words

• Tempera painting (noun phrase): An artwork executed with tempera paint.
  • The tempera painting has retained its brilliance for centuries.
• Distemper (noun): A similar, often less refined, paint using glue or size as a binder, historically used for theatrical scenery and interior walls.

Synonyms

• Egg paint: A less common, descriptive synonym.
• Casein paint: A related but distinct medium using milk protein as a binder, sometimes grouped under broader historical painting technique discussions.

Related Phrases

• "To paint in tempera": The act of creating a work using this medium.
  • Few contemporary artists learn to paint in tempera.

Học thuật

Noun

1. pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk

Từ đồng nghĩa

• poster paint
• poster color
• poster colour