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Egg Tempera 12/12/2024 | 16:00

Kumu Art Museum
Hind
€60
'Vasakul detail Olav Marani teosest "Gladioole ja teisi lilli" tempera, 1969. Eesti Kunstimuuseum.
Art course or workshop

Egg Tempera

During the two-part course, participants will learn to paint with egg tempera, which is one of the oldest painting techniques.

On Thursdays 12.12 &19.12 16.00–18.30 
The instructor is the artist and painting restorer Malle-Reet Heidelberg.
The course will be conducted in Estonian.

The pigments are mixed together with a binder, which based on various recipes might include egg and a small amount of white wine or beer. A similar technique was used for many of the oldest panel paintings and icons. The course will also offer a brief overview of the fascinating world of colour preparation and artworks will be painted on wooden bases which have been hand-primed with a glue and chalk mixture.