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gesso
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ges·so  (js)
n. pl. ges·soes
1. A preparation of plaster of Paris and glue used as a base for low relief or as a surface for painting.
2. A surface of gesso.
[Italian, from Latin gypsum, gypsum; see gypsum.]
gessoed adj.
gesso [jess-oh]
Noun
plaster used for painting or in sculpture [Italian: chalk]
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Noun1.gesso - gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared)
gypsum - a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris)
plaster of Paris, plaster - any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs


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The various alibis that have enabled returns of this sort over the past twenty years, from Appropriation to Simulationism, have been discarded so that the artist may, once again, face down the tundra of the gessoed surface as if for the first time, contending with this, and only this, space.
Stan Kaplan: Mary Goldman Gallery by Tumlir, Jan / Artforum International
He certainly worked on a larger canvas (actually gessoed masonite and tempera) than political protest and racial advocacy.
THE EPIC IN THE ORDINARY : The painting of Jacob Lawrence by Steinfels, Margaret O'Brien / Commonweal
According to Cennini's instructions, the painter begins by composing his image on the smooth surface of his gessoed panel, using charcoal tied to a long stick.
Art and humanism in early Renaissance Padua: Cennini, Vergerio and ... by Bolland, Andrea / Renaissance Quarterly
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