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Rembrandt’s palette

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March 26, 2019 1 Comment

Rembrandt’s life and painting techniques

by Rosily Roberts

… While the exact technique Rembrandt used when creating his impastoed surfaces is unknown, it is believed that he built up thick layers of opaque paint, allowing each layer to dry instead of mixing the paint on the surface while wet. After executing highlights in thick layers, he would wholly or partially over these with thin paint used as a glaze. …

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