IMPASTO


Meaning of IMPASTO in English

imˈpa(ˌ)stō, -pä-, -paa-, -pȧ- noun

( -s )

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Italian, from impastare

: the thick application of a pigment to a canvas or panel in painting

impasto tempera — Ralph Mayer

impasto effects — Yankee

also : the body of pigment so applied

paint laid on in so thick an impasto that it appears almost in bas-relief — R.M.Coates

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