027-egg tempera
027-egg tempera
Day 06 Week 02
The Virgin and Child with Angels, Ferrarese School, tempera, oil and gold on panel, 15th C.
Egg tempera is a paint made from egg and pigment. The combination makes a durable, transparent paint that dries extremely quickly. Tempera has to be applied in small amounts so many egg tempera painters work in a highly-detailed fashion.