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grisaille::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | chiaroscuro |
Examples of grisaille
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In 1953 two grisaille fresco was discovered on the shorter sides of the room.
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The ceiling frescoes of the Sistine chapel have portions of the design in grisaille.
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The panels are painted in oil, the exterior panels of the shutters being in grisaille.
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The grisaille pictures, where the oleaginous grey paint appears disgustingly extruded.
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Picasso's Guernica is one example of a contemporary painting in grisaille.
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It uses all sorts of techniques including grisaille and celadon glaze.
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Grisaille, while less widespread in the 20th century, continues as an artistic technique.
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Grisaille and later Limoges enamel are types of painted enamel.
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His style is characterized by delicate figures rendered in grisaille, accented with touches of color.
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- Chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of relief
- Grisaille (gris 'grey') is a term for painting executed entirely in monochrome or near-monochrome, usually in shades of grey. It is particularly used in large decorative schemes in imitation of sculpture. ...
- In painting, a method of working which employs only varying values of gray to create form. Often a preliminary step in a fully colored painting
- Architectural trompe l'oeil painting done in monochromatic colors suggesting solid form, perspective or decorative plasters motifs.
- Decorative monochrome painting in tones of gray, in oil, gouache or tempera, widely used for decorative panels for 18th-century interiors and occasionally for furniture.
- Monochrome painting generally employing shades of gray executed in a black pigment and an inert white pigment in oil, gouache or tempera; a stained glass window incorporating muted tones as opposed to bright colors.
- A painting done entirely in one colour, usually gray. Grisaille paintings were often intended to imitate sculpture.
- A painting in monochrome, i.e. without any prominent colors. Grey and brown are the most used colors for these paintings. Grisailles were often made on the reverse side of the outer panels of triptychs in churches. Such triptychs, often altarpieces, were usually closed during most of the week. ...
- Usually means painted or decorated in tones of gray or black.
