The meaning of Tempera
Tempera – definition
nounA 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.
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nounA method of painting with colours that are mixed with egg and water
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Word origin
mid 19th century: from Italian, in the phrase pingere a tempera ‘paint in distemper’.
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