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Cennino Cennini – Giotto’s technique

The procedures of an egg tempera painting according to the technique described by Cennino Cennini and used by Giotto in the 14th century

Egg tempera painting

With egg yolk and applied to the surface of the panel using small brushstrokes which fused together to create a chiaroscuro, from dark to light…

Cennino Cennini

Simone Martini – La tempera all’uovo

La stesura degli incarnati che,, secondo le norme del dipingere del Cennini, è l’operazione conclusiva, richiede una base di colore verde che, ottenuto con terra verde e bianco di piombo…