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alla prima en · ADJ

Etymology

From Italian alla prima (“at first”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, qualifier:painting) Without any preparatory layer of colour; with no underpainting.
    • The application of paint in both compositions shows the use of a layering technique in the flesh tones and garments and the alla prima technique in the background. 2020, Inken Maria Holubec, “Angelica Kauffman and the Neoclassical Picture”, in Bettina Baumgärtel, editor, Angelica Kauffman, Hirmer, page 33:

Synonyms

wet-on-wet