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Underpainting

Scope note

A preliminary layer in a painting in which drawing, composition, and tonal values are worked out, or an area in one color which is then to be worked with glazes. MURRAY

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000178459

Broader Terms used

paint layers

Narrower Terms used

lay-in

Created

13yrs ago

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