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tempera

/tem-per-uh/US // ˈtɛm pər ə //UK // (ˈtɛmpərə) //

钢笔画,钢笔字,钢琴,钢化玻璃

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
    • : a painting executed in this technique.
    • : a water paint used in this technique in which the egg-water or egg-oil emulsion is used as a binder.Compare distemper.

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Examples

  • We have heard indigo complained of as a fugitive colour; Cennino mentions it for skies with a tempera of glue.

  • It is executed in tempera upon the wall of the church, close to the principal entrance.

  • It is painted in tempera on linen cloth attached to wood, and even in Vasari's day its preservation was deemed remarkable.

  • Unlike Perugino, he never mastered the use of oil, but painted in tempera.

  • The objection to tempera, so far at any rate as northern countries were concerned, was that it suffered from the damp.