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tempera. A term originally applied to any paint in which the pigment is dissolved in water and mixed (tempered) with an organic gum or glue, but now generally confined to the most common form of the medium—egg tempera. Usually only the yolk of the egg is used, but the white by itself or both yolk and white together have also been used. Egg tempera was the most important technique for panel painting in Europe from the beginning of the 13th century until the end of the 15th century, when it began to be overtaken by oil. After being neglected for about 400 years, tempera painting had a limited revival in the 20th century, the Americans Cadmus, Tooker, and Wyeth being noted exponents.

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