alla prima

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Etymology

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From Italian alla prima (at first).

Adjective

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alla prima (not comparable)

  1. (painting) Without any preparatory layer of colour; with no underpainting. [from 19th c.]
    • 2020, Inken Maria Holubec, “Angelica Kauffman and the Neoclassical Picture”, in Bettina Baumgärtel, editor, Angelica Kauffman, Hirmer, page 33:
      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.

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