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Definition of Impasto
1. Noun. Painting that applies the pigment thickly so that brush or palette knife marks are visible.
Definition of Impasto
1. n. The thickness of the layer or body of pigment applied by the painter to his canvas with especial reference to the juxtaposition of different colors and tints in forming a harmonious whole.
Definition of Impasto
1. Noun. In painting, the use of a thick-bodied paint to create sizable peaks and crests in an image. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Impasto
1. a painting technique [n -TOS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Impasto
Literary usage of Impasto
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Painting: German, Fleming, and Dutch Schools by Sir Joseph Archer Crowe, Gustav Friedrich Waagen, Franz Kugler (1898)
"In chiaroscuro, impasto, and delicacy of execution he is not inferior to his master.
He also often treats similar incidents: but in his preference for ..."
2. A handbook for painters and art students on the character and use of colours by William J. Muckley (1880)
"impasto IN OIL-PAINTING. When painting with white or with light tints, it will
be found that the greatest power of reflecting light is obtained where the ..."
3. The History of The Spanish School of Painting: To which is Appended an (1843)
"... hence, in their warm tints and deep impasto of .Venice, in their Roman expression
and composition, with the design of Florence, we frequently detect the ..."
4. Artworks for Kids: Grades 1-6 by Evans Joy (2001)
"How is impasto different from watercolor? How does the thickness of the ...
Does the texture created from the impasto make the subject more interesting? ..."
5. The Fine Arts by Gerard Baldwin Brown (1902)
"This impasto may be modelled up in white, or in white mingled with any desired tint,
... Effects of great brilliancy can thus be obtained, for the impasto ..."
6. Handbook of Young Artists and Amateurs in Oilpainting: Being Chiefly a by Laughton Osborn, Pierre Louis Bouvier (1849)
"The Italians use their analogous words as in impasto, below ; and the French ...
We say a good or bad impasto, thick or thin impasto, solid, meagre, rich, ..."
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