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Definition of Encaustic

Encaustic
Encaustic En*caus"tic, a. [L. encausticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to burn in; ? in + ? to burn: cf. F. encaustique. See Caustic, and cf. Ink.] (Fine Arts) Prepared by means of heat; burned in. Encaustic painting (Fine Arts), painting by means of wax with which the colors are combined, and which is afterwards fused with hot irons, thus fixing the colors. Encaustic tile (Fine Arts), an earthenware tile which has a decorative pattern and is not wholly of one color.
Encaustic
Encaustic En*caus"tic, n. [L. encaustica, Gr. ? (sc. ?): cf. F. encaustique. See Encaustic, a.] The method of painting in heated wax, or in any way where heat is used to fix the colors.

Meaning of Encaustic from wikipedia

- Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, is a form of painting that involves a heated wax medium to which colored pigments have been added...
- Look up encaustic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Encaustic may refer to: Encaustic painting, using a wax medium, or a different technique in English...
- Encaustic or inlaid tiles are ceramic tiles in which the pattern or figure on the surface is not a product of the glaze but of different colors of clay...
- Memory of Encaustic Tile (Chinese: 昔有琉璃瓦; pinyin: Xī Yǒu Liúlíwǎ) is a 2022 Chinese streaming television series based on the novel Glazed Tiles of the...
- known surviving example of the icon of Christ Pantocrator was painted in encaustic on panel in the sixth or seventh century, and survived the period of destruction...
- Walters, "An Encaustic Icon", p. 201. Cormack, Byzantine Art, pp. 78–79; Manaphēs, Sinai: Treasures, p. 93. Chatzidakis and Walters, "An Encaustic Icon", p...
- paint, such as viscosity, miscibility, solubility, drying time, etc. Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, involves using heated beeswax...
- Flag is an encaustic painting by the American artist Jasper Johns. It was created in 1954-1955, when Johns was 24, two years after he was discharged from...
- in the same year, he starred in the urban emotional drama "Memory of Encaustic Tile". On October 1, 2020, the song "My Motherland", a tribute to the...
- Three Flags Artist Jasper Johns Year 1958 Type Encaustic on canvas Dimensions 77.8 cm × 115.6 cm (30+7⁄8 in × 45+1⁄2 in) Location Whitney Museum of American...