The preparatory drawing for a fresco, painted directly on the rough plaster, using ocherpigment thinned with water. Pronunciation here.
Sinopia of a crowned figure. Red ocher on plaster. Museo delle Sinopie, Pisa, Italy.
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Sinopia of a crowned figure. Red ocher on plaster. Museo delle Sinopie, Pisa, Italy.