Gesso
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈd͡ʒɛsəʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gesso is a noun meaning A mixture of plaster of Paris and glue used to prepare a surface for painting.
Meaning
A mixture of plaster of Paris and glue used to prepare a surface for painting.
More Meanings
- A work of art done in gesso.
Example Sentences
To make the gesso, you need a chalk and a glue. During the Renaissance, gesso was made with gypsum, which is calcium sulphate. Terra Alba, available from art suppliers today, is a natural gypsum that makes a bright white gesso.
1994, Timothy Noad, Patricia Seligman, The Illuminated Alphabet, The Quarto Group (Chartwell Books), 2017, page 27, The combination of leaf gold and gesso is almost miraculous. No photographic reproduction can adequately show the brilliant effect of raised gesso.
2007, Robin Cormack, Icons, The British Museum Press, Harvard University Press, page 33, The idea was that this would serve as a binder for the layer of gesso or at least might help to prevent the painting from instantly cracking apart if the wood split at any time.
Word Forms
- gessos
- gessoes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include acrylic, plaster, size, sizing, paste, glassine.
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