tempera

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Reproductions now hang in place of the original temperas and watercolors that once hung here every summer.

From New York Times

Professor Green taught English in Japan before deciding to focus on painting, doing many of their early works in egg tempera, a fast-drying medium that was largely abandoned after the Renaissance.

From Washington Post

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.

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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

These were spurred in part by the growing use of oil paint over egg tempera, which allowed for more lavish colors and textures — all the better to depict the one percent.

From New York Times