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Oil paint

Scope note

A paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle for the pigment. DAC

This term has 1,563 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Technique

Getty AAT term number

300015050

Narrower Terms used

lead-based paint

Created

12yrs ago

Connected records

Unknown Lady

Maker(s)

Painter: Gower, George (Follower of)

Insects

Maker(s)

Painter: Kessel, Jan van I

The Fowl Market

Maker(s)

Painter: Snyders, Frans (Copy after)

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