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grisaille

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gri·saille  (gr-z, -zl)
n.
1. A style of monochromatic painting in shades of gray, used especially for the representation of relief sculpture.
2. A painting or design in this style.
3.
a. Vitrifiable glass paint.
b. A lacy pattern painted on light glass with vitrifiable paint and fired.
[French, from gris, gray, from Old French, from Frankish *grs.]
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Noun1.grisaillegrisaille - chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of relief
chiaroscuro - a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color


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95) provides artists with a hands-on manual of techniques for rendering tromp l'oeil painting in grisaille and monochrome palettes, using classic works to display both black and white and color results.
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95) provides artists with a hands-on manual of techniques for rendering tromp l'oeil painting in grisaille and monochrome palettes, using classic works to display both black and white and color results.
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In a chapter, "Stealing from Churches," he watches a young woman of his acquaintance walk into a church in a tiny hamlet in France, a small, dark place of stone and thin grisaille windows.
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