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Sinopie

Scope note

Underdrawings for fresco paintings made with the red earth pigment sinopia, which is brushed on the arriccio layer and over which the intonaco is applied before painting.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300034464

Broader Terms used

underdrawings

Term used for

sinopias

Equivalent Terms used

sinopia

Created

13yrs ago

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