Pastell
pastel (medium); pastel drawing
noun pas-TEL Rare
Origin: from Italian 'pastello'
Also means
soft, pale colour (adjective used as noun)
Usage Note
Pastell refers to the dry drawing medium made of powdered pigment, as well as works made with it. The fragility of Pastelle (they smear easily) requires fixative or careful storage; Degas is celebrated for his mastery of Pastell.
Examples
"Das Pastell der Tänzerinnen gehört zu den bekanntesten Werken des Künstlers."
Natural Translation
The pastel of the dancers is one of the artist's best-known works.
Literal Translation
The pastel of-the dancers belongs to the best-known works of-the artist.
Related Words
- Abguss cast, casting (plaster or metal replica of a sculpture)
- Abstraktion abstraction (non-representational art)
- Acrylfarbe acrylic paint
- Akanthus acanthus (decorative leaf motif)
- Akt nude
- Aktmalerei nude painting; figure painting
- Aktmodell life model; nude model (for drawing or painting)
- Aktzeichnung life drawing, figure drawing (of the nude)
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