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Overpainting  

Definition

  • The application of paint over already dry areas of a painting; can include the artist's own application of, for example, glazes and scumbles; in conservation, limited to later work, by a conservator, and distinguished from inpainting [AAT, alt.]

Notation

  • 120997

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-S2PPJCN5-P

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