Definition of Impasto. Meaning of Impasto. Synonyms of Impasto

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Definition of Impasto

Impasto
Impasto Im*pas"to, n. [It. See Impaste.] (Paint.) The thickness of the layer or body of pigment applied by the painter to his canvas with especial reference to the juxtaposition of different colors and tints in forming a harmonious whole. --Fairholt.

Meaning of Impasto from wikipedia

- Impasto is a technique used in painting, where paint is laid on an area of the surface thickly, usually thick enough that the brush or painting-knife...
- Impasto is a type of co**** Etruscan pottery. The defining characteristic is that the clay contains chips of mica or stone. In G.A. Mansuelli's, The Art...
- with Cypresses. The works are characterised by swirls and densely painted impasto, and include The Starry Night, in which cypresses dominate the foreground...
- This painting was made by combining poured acrylic paint with impasto painting....
- him to capture complex color shifts or texture, and was unsuited to the impasto and glazing techniques he was by then applying to his painted works. The...
- rejecting its limitations: they continued using vivid colours, sometimes using impasto (thick application of paint) and painting from life, but were more inclined...
- heavy bandage in place and protect him from the winter cold. Van Gogh used Impasto painting strokes, a technique where paint is laid thickly on a surface...
- the brushstrokes or texture of the painted surface. Among the earliest impasto effects, using a raised or rough texture in the surface of the paint, are...
- Grisaille Haboku Hierarchical proportion Illusionistic ceiling painting Impasto Intaglio (printmaking) technique Ink wash painting technique Keum-boo gilding...
- painted in Fauvist style, with golden yellows, incandescent blues, thick impasto and larger brushstrokes. Paul Cézanne, who died during the show on 22 October...