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Underdrawing

Underdrawing is a preparatory drawing done on a painting ground before paint is applied, for example, an imprimatura or an underpainting. Underdrawing was used extensively by 15th-century painters like Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden. These artists "underdrew" with a brush, using hatching strokes for shading, using water-based black paint, before…

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Underdrawing

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Avg. degree1.88
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Underdrawing → Cologne, Fondation Corboud, Infrared, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum
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Underdrawing → preparatory drawing done on a painting ground before paint is applied

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Underdrawingis apreparatory drawing done on a painting ground before paint is applied0.90text
lead white are transparent with infrared lightinstance ofwhereas opaque pigments0.80text
Underdrawingrelated to ReferencesInfrared0.60section
Underdrawingrelated to ReferencesWallraf-Richartz-Museum0.60section
Underdrawingrelated to ReferencesFondation Corboud0.60section
Underdrawingrelated to ReferencesCologne0.60section

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