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mahlstick

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mahlstick [′mȯl‚stik]
(graphic arts)
A stick held in the palette hand of a painter and used as a support for his painting hand; it is a light rod of wood often with a leather-covered ball at one end. Also known as maulstick; rest stick.

mahlstick, maulstick
A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while painting.


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Prosaically minded people, from Palomino onwards, have asserted that Velazquez must have used exceptionally long brushes, but the brushes he holds in the Meninas are of normal length, and he also carries a mahlstick, which implies that he put on the last delicate touches from very close to.
If you look closely, you can see that he holds a palette and brushes, as well as a long mahlstick on which to brace his hand while painting.
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