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B1nounmaschile

ilcolore a olio

oil paint

Plural

colori a olio

Pronunciation

koh-LOH-reh ah OH-lyoh

About this word

Jan van Eyck is credited with perfecting oil painting, but Italian artists popularized the technique.

Examples

I maestri rinascimentali usavano i colori a olio.

Renaissance masters used oil paints.

I colori a olio asciugano lentamente.

Oil paints dry slowly.

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