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单词 gesso
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Definition of gesso in English:

gesso

nounPlural gessoes ˈdʒɛsəʊˈdʒɛsoʊ
mass noun
  • A hard compound of plaster of Paris or whiting in glue, used in sculpture or as a base for gilding or painting on wood.

    the surface must first be given several coats of gesso
    as modifier gesso panels
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Emulating the old masters, he used tempera and oil over gesso on wood, then covered the surface with transparent glaze.
    • By the fifteenth century, many Western artists were using it in frescoes or in gesso on wood panel paintings.
    • To make them, Gissler first builds up layer upon smooth layer of gesso on a thick wood panel, achieving a dense, glassy surface.
    • Executed in egg tempera and gesso on panel rather than the acrylics and oils for which the artist is best known, these new paintings exhibit a sensual luminosity not previously seen in his work.
    • She pays great attention to the surface texture of her paintings, working primarily with gesso, acrylic and tempera.

Origin

Late 16th century: Italian, from Latin gypsum (see gypsum).

Rhymes

espresso
 
 

Definition of gesso in US English:

gesso

nounˈjesōˈdʒɛsoʊ
  • A hard compound of plaster of Paris or whiting in glue, used in sculpture or as a base for gilding or painting on wood.

    the surface must first be given several coats of gesso
    as modifier gesso panels
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Emulating the old masters, he used tempera and oil over gesso on wood, then covered the surface with transparent glaze.
    • Executed in egg tempera and gesso on panel rather than the acrylics and oils for which the artist is best known, these new paintings exhibit a sensual luminosity not previously seen in his work.
    • By the fifteenth century, many Western artists were using it in frescoes or in gesso on wood panel paintings.
    • She pays great attention to the surface texture of her paintings, working primarily with gesso, acrylic and tempera.
    • To make them, Gissler first builds up layer upon smooth layer of gesso on a thick wood panel, achieving a dense, glassy surface.

Origin

Late 16th century: Italian, from Latin gypsum (see gypsum).

 
 
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