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Word: Tempera
Speech Type: Noun
mid 19th century: from Italian, in the phrase pingere a tempera ‘paint in distemper’
ˈtɛmp(ə)rə
a method of painting with pigments dispersed in an emulsion miscible with water, typically egg yolk. The method was used in Europe for fine painting, mainly on wood panels, from the 12th or early 13th century until the 15th, when it began to give way to oils.
Short Definition:method of painting with pigments dispersed in emulsion miscible with water
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