grisaille
monochromatic painting in shades of gray.
a work of art, as a painting or stained-glass window, executed in grisaille.
Origin of grisaille
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How to use grisaille in a sentence
In the choirs clearstory are the single figures and grisaille that were in vogue during the next century.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyAs there is color in them, it is inexact to call such windows grisaille, but the subdued note of grisaille glass predominates.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyThe opaline loveliness of the choirs clearstory grisaille has drawn from M. Viollet-le-Duc one of his most eloquent pages.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyAbove and below the canopied figures in the clearstory lights are panels of grisaille.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyIn Auxerre, the grisaille is found only in the lateral windows which are seen obliquely.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
British Dictionary definitions for grisaille
/ (ɡrɪˈzeɪl, French ɡrizɑj) /
a technique of monochrome painting in shades of grey, as in an oil painting or a wall decoration, imitating the effect of relief
a painting, stained glass window, etc, in this manner
Origin of grisaille
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