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grisaille
grisaille. A painting done entirely in shades of grey or another neutral greyish colour. The idea was evidently first used in stained glass. The earliest known examples in painting are among Giotto's frescos in the Arena Chapel, Padua (c.1305), where they imitate the appearance of stone sculpture. Grisaille was sometimes also used for underpainting or for oil sketches (notably in the work of Rubens). See also Camaieu.
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IAN CHILVERS. "grisaille." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "grisaille." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-grisaille.html IAN CHILVERS. "grisaille." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-grisaille.html |
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grisaille
grisaille. A painting done entirely in shades of grey or another neutral greyish colour. The idea was evidently first used in stained glass. The earliest known examples in painting are in Giotto's frescos in the Arena Chapel, Padua (c.1305), where they imitate the appearance of stone sculpture. Grisaille was sometimes also used for underpainting or for oil sketches (notably in the work of Rubens). See also camaieu.
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IAN CHILVERS. "grisaille." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "grisaille." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-grisaille.html IAN CHILVERS. "grisaille." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-grisaille.html |
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grisaille
grisaille.
1. Style of painting in grey monochrome to represent solid objects in relief, the objects being supposedly white and the shadows they project properly depicted by various grey tints. It was used on the external leaves of medieval triptych altarpieces. In Neo-Classical schemes of decoration it represents e.g. figures in Etruscan or Pompeian interiors. 2. Grey-tinted stained glass. |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "grisaille." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "grisaille." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-grisaille.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "grisaille." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-grisaille.html |
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grisaille
grisaille , a monochrome painting and drawing technique executed in tones of gray. Such works were often produced in the Renaissance to simulate sculpture, as in Uccello's equestrian portrait of Sir John Hawkswood (Cathedral of Florence). Painters of stained glass frequently used grisaille. In the 17th cent. grisaille was prized for interior decoration. |
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"grisaille." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "grisaille." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-grisaill.html "grisaille." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-grisaill.html |
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grisaille
grisaille a method of painting in grey monochrome, typically to imitate sculpture; a painting or stained-glass window in this style. The word comes (in the mid 19th century) from French, from gris ‘grey’.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "grisaille." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "grisaille." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-grisaille.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "grisaille." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-grisaille.html |
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grisaille
grisaille painting in grey monochrome. XIX. — F., f. gris grey.
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T. F. HOAD. "grisaille." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "grisaille." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-grisaille.html T. F. HOAD. "grisaille." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-grisaille.html |
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grisaille
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"grisaille." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "grisaille." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-grisaille.html "grisaille." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-grisaille.html |
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