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History

   Egg tempera is a media with a long history and a durable quality. Eastern Orthodox icons are mainly executed in egg tempera. Pre and some post renaissance painters , such as  Sandro Botticelli (The Primavera), worked primarily in egg tempera. In ancient  Athens, the Parthenon was  periodically given a coat of pale yellow tinted tempera to tone down the bright glare of the sun on bare white marble.  

   For more information on pigment /paint making, as well as an interesting historical perspective, see Il Libro dell' Arte- The Craftsman's Handbook by Cennino d'Andrea Cennini, translated by Daniel V. Thompson, Jr., Dover Publications Inc., ISBN # 0-486-20054-X.    

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