brunaille
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Etymology
[edit]From French brunaille, from brun (“brown”). Compare grisaille.
Adjective
[edit]brunaille (not comparable)
- (art) Consisting of shades of brown, painted or executed with shades of brown, brown monochrome.
- 1984, Larry Silver, The Paintings of Quinten Massys, page 48:
- A corporate desire for identity and recognition also helps to explain the unusual coincidence of a traditional brunaille exterior in conjunction with a crowded, lively, visually striking interior painted in the most novel, fashionable, local style.
Noun
[edit]brunaille (countable and uncountable, plural brunailles)
- (art) A method of painting or other work that uses shades of brown primarily or exclusively.
- 1986, Görel Cavalli-Björkman, Dutch and Flemish Paintings, volume 2, page 483:
- Genre paintings in grisaille (grey monochrome) or brunaille (brown monochrome) by Adriaen van de Venne represent a special chapter in Dutch art history.
- (art) An artwork or study executed in this style.
- 1996, Jeroen Giltaij, Jan Kelch, Praise of Ships and the Sea: The Dutch Marine Painters of the 17th Century, page 370:
- Paintings of this kind are known as brunailles – by analogy with grisailles, which are paintings done mainly in grey.