Encaustic

Robert Dossie, "Of the Nature, Preparation, and Use of the Several Substances Employed in Encaustic Painting," Handmaid to the Arts, 2d ed.,

The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

Encaustic and printed paper collage on paper laid down on canvas

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Encaustic painting is the 2000+ year old process of painting with melted, pigmented beeswax.

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Encaustic paintings and sculpture with found materials, created by Judith Hoyt, will be on display at the Works Gallery, in conjunction with DesignPhiladelphia.

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Encaustic and printed paper collage on paper laid down on canvas, 17 1/2 x 26 3/4 in.

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Josiah Colebrooke, "Experiments Concerning the Encaustic Painting of the Ancients," Philosophical Transactions (London) 51 part 1 (1759): 40 – 53.

The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

[K-n-k], "[Review of] Encaustic: Or Count Caylus's Method," Monthly Review 22 (April 1760): 301 – 5.

The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

References to Encaustic Painting in Europe, 1754 – 1800

The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

The Fire of the Ancients: The Encaustic Painting Revival in Europe, 1755 – 1812, Ph.D. diss.,

The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

Investigations that tied chemistry to the arts sought to identify the allegedly flawless materials used by the old masters, to determine their technique, and to identify new materials or techniques as good as those used in the past. reference Encaustic reference painting, enameling, and mosaic work were suggested as techniques more permanent than oil - or water-based painting; extant examples of each seemed to prove this point.

The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006