tempera

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Painted in 1445 in egg tempera and gold, this wooden panel was once part of an altarpiece — known as the Guelfi altarpiece — the main part of which is now in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.

From Washington Post

Mrs. Frankel, whose artistic repertoire included tempera paintings and graphite drawings, showcased her art in dozens of solo and collective exhibitions, mostly in the Washington area, for more than 50 years.

From Washington Post

The first version, painted in tempera on panel with pastels, is the one owned by the National Museum, and is the only one that bears this inscription.

From New York Times

“They look like a splash of tempera paints splashed all over a canvas,” she said.

From Washington Post

In 1917, he flipped over a couple of discarded photographs and sketched a folding screen, coloring it with tempera and pencil.

From New York Times