|
|
| |
| Home » Types of Painting » Egg Tempera |
|
Egg Tempera |
|
|
Egg Tempera is one of the oldest form of paintings that dates back to the prehistoric time. This form of art evolved even before oil painting came into existence. Read here at paintingsstore.com to learn all about egg tempera.
Egg Tempera was one of the traditional form of painting until 15th century when oil painting took over egg tempera. The uniqueness of egg tempera is a soft egg medium is blend with the pigment to bring the vibrant color of the paintings.
|
The best part of egg tempera is it never gets dark over times unlike oil painting. So we can see fresh bright colors of the paintings. The paint gets hard over times becoming more and more rich and vibrant. With time water evaporates from the egg medium improving the optical depth of the painting. Egg tempera are usually done on wood panels or on dry plaster wall.
How to paint egg tempera: First you will have to take some amount of the pigment in a palette and mix the pigment paste with equal volume of egg medium so that no lumps of pigment are left behind. One need to mix egg medium depending upon the nature of the pigment. Some pigments require more egg medium while some pigment requires less. Next you will have to add distilled water; the usual measure is near a teaspoon per egg yolk. In egg tempera only the egg yolk of chicken egg are used. The membrane and the white portion of the egg are generally discarded. A paper towel is used to dry the membrane after isolating the yolk from the egg. Drain the white liquid from the egg by puncturing the membrane gently. Too much yolk in the paint may give a greasy look to your painting. So it is very important to mix the yolk and water with the pigment in right proportion. As the painting progress, painters usually mix more water to maintain the water yolk balance as the yolk tends to dry up in contact with air.
Here is a list of some of the most notable egg tempera paintings created by some of the world famous painters:
-
The Holy Family with the infant St. John the Baptist (the Doni tondo) c. 1503 by MICHELANGELO 1475-1564
-
Portrait of Niklaus Kratzer1528 by HOLBEIN, Hans the Younger 1497-1543
-
The Battle of San Romano (detail) c. 1435 by UCCELLO, Paolo 1397-475
-
La Primavera, "Allegory of Spring" 1477-78 by BOTTICELLI, Sandro 1445-1510
-
Madonna Litta c. 1490-91 by LEONARDO da Vinci 1452-1519
-
The Prophet Elisha c. 1566 by VASARI, Giorgio1511-1574
Prominent tempera painters: Almost all the artists during the Renaissance period excelled in the egg tempera painting. The surviving panel painted by Michelangelo is one of the most famous egg tempera paintings. Many American artists also excelled in this form of art. Notable American painters were Regionalist Thomas Hart Benton, Isabel Bishop, Ben Shahn, Paul Cadmus and Roger Medearis.
For more detailed information about all the other types of paintings, keep browsing through our pages only at our site paintingsstore.com and experience a hassle free and smooth navigation
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
