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A red ocher formerly used as a pigment
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sinopia
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Wiktionary
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n. 1 A reddish-brown ochre-like pigment, derived from sinople, used in traditional oil painting and as the cartoon for frescos. 2 The rough sketch (executed in sinopia) which underlies a fresco.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sinopia \Si*no"pi*a\, Sinopis \Si*no"pis\, n. A red pigment made from sinopite.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a red ocher formerly used as a pigment [syn: sinopis , sinoper ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Sinopia (also known as sinoper , named after the Turkish city Sinop ) is a dark reddish-brown natural earth pigment , whose reddish color comes from hematite , a dehydrated form of iron oxide. It was widely used in classical antiquity and the Middle Ages ...
Usage examples of sinopia.
Brunelleschian in style that some scholars have suggested Brunelleschi drew the sinopia, or cartoon, on the wall for Masaccio to paint.