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Definition of Grisailles

Grisaille
Grisaille Gri"saille`, n. [F., from gris gray.] 1. (Fine Arts) Decorative painting in gray monochrome; -- used in English especially for painted glass. 2. A kind of French fancy dress goods. --Knight.

Meaning of Grisailles from wikipedia

- Grisaille (/ɡrɪˈzaɪ/ or /ɡrɪˈzeɪl/; French: grisaille, lit. 'gre****' French pronunciation: [ɡʁizaj], from gris 'grey') means in general any European painting...
- afterwards learned engraving from Jeronimus van Diest, a good painter of grisailles. He then moved to Middelburg in 1614 where he was influenced by Jan Brueghel...
- the Virgin in the house of Saint John in Ephesus." Grisaille window from nave Detail of grisaille window The large stained gl**** windows on the upper...
- The Catherine the Great egg, also known as Grisaille Egg and Pink Cameo Egg, is an Imperial Fabergé egg, one of a series of fifty-four jewelled enameled...
- White: Three Grisailles Reunited alongside Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery and Three Soldiers, the two other surviving grisailles by Bruegel, in...
- the southern wing. The rib vaulting of the Count's Hall, adorned with grisailles by Stüler depicting the history of the House of Hohenzollern and pointed-arch...
- Thomas Gainsborough’s portrait of Mary Montagu, a celebrated series of grisailles by Van Dyck, and Breaking Cover by John Wootton. Once a servants' hall...
- veneda, verdaccio, morellone, imprimatura and grisaille. The different types have different colourings. Grisaille is plain grey. Verdaccio is a grey tending...
- use of what is variously called "gl**** paint", "vitreous paint", or "grisaille paint". This was applied as a mixture of powdered gl****, iron or rust...
- (1446–1451) The 13th century saw the introduction of a new kind of window, with grisaille, or white gl****, with a geometric pattern, usually joined with medallions...