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Gesso (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒɛsso]; 'chalk', from the Latin: gypsum, from Gr****: γύψος), also
known as "glue
gesso" or "Italian
gesso", is a white...
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Valle Gesso is a
valley in the
Maritime Alps (south-western Alps),
located in the
Italian province of
Cuneo and
crossed by the
Gesso torrent. The language...
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whereas real
gesso is not
suitable for canvas. The
artist might apply several layers of
gesso,
sanding each
smooth after it has dried.
Acrylic gesso is very...
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painted with
materials that
allowed for
regular alterations:
tempera on
gesso, pitch, and mastic. Due to the
methods used, a
variety of environmental...
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gesso of the c****oni was
produced by craftsmen,
although it is not as
common now.[citation needed] It was
often inlaid or carved,
prepared with
gesso...
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gesso and are
ready for use
straight away.
Artists desiring greater control of
their painting surface may add a coat or two of
their preferred gesso....
- Hope Street, Glasgow,
where they
produced book illustrations, embroidery,
gesso panels,
leaded gl**** and repoussé metalwork.
Their innovative work was inspired...
- "The Anti-graceful"), also
known as The
Mother (La madre), is a
patinated gesso sculpture by
Umberto Boccioni realized between 1912 and 1913; it is located...
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particular style of
export lacquerware which was cut into a
layer of
gesso and then
lacquered in colors. By the mid-17th century,
trade with China...
- term
meaning "pastework", is low
relief decoration,
normally modelled in
gesso or
white lead,
applied to
build up a
surface that may then be
gilded or...
