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egg tempera

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egg tempera [¦eg ′tem·pə·rə]
(graphic arts)
A painting process in which the color is bound with egg instead of oil.


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Where U've seen her before: At the Getty Museum leading the ``Art of Egg Tempera Panel Painting'' course.
So he traveled to New York and Paris to learn technical skills like painting with egg tempera (pigments mixed with egg yolk and water) on wood.
On a primed gesso panel, the artist used the ancient medium of egg tempera, a mixture of egg and pigment, to depict the face of Jesus.
 
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