Megilp
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Megilp is an oil painting
medium consisting of a mixture of mastic
varnish
and an oil medium: walnut,linseed,safflower, poppy, black oil(linseed oil cooked with litharge or white lead]] etc. It makes oil paint thin, glossy, and easy to work with a extremely short drying time; however, the archival quality is much disputed. Some claim the medium causes paint to become yellow and brittle, while others claim that improperly prepared paint is the cause and that the longevity of Megilp is excellent.
Victoria Finlay
cites Joshua Reynolds
as an example of a painter whose reliance on megilp has detracted from the longevity of his paintings. Specifically, she indicates his painting Girl With a Baby as one which has changed a great deal over time. Megilp was also used by Turner.
Oil painting
Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil—especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil such as linseed was boiled with a resin such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called 'varnishes' and were prized for their body...
medium consisting of a mixture of mastic
Mastic (plant resin)
Mastic is a resin obtained from the mastic tree . In pharmacies and Nature shops it is called "arabic gum" and "Yemen gum". In Greece it is known as the "tears of Chios," being traditionally produced on that Greek island, and, like other natural resins is produced in "tears" or droplets...
varnish
Varnish
Varnish is a transparent, hard, protective finish or film primarily used in wood finishing but also for other materials. Varnish is traditionally a combination of a drying oil, a resin, and a thinner or solvent. Varnish finishes are usually glossy but may be designed to produce satin or semi-gloss...
and an oil medium: walnut,linseed,safflower, poppy, black oil(linseed oil cooked with litharge or white lead]] etc. It makes oil paint thin, glossy, and easy to work with a extremely short drying time; however, the archival quality is much disputed. Some claim the medium causes paint to become yellow and brittle, while others claim that improperly prepared paint is the cause and that the longevity of Megilp is excellent.
Victoria Finlay
Victoria Finlay
Victoria Finlay is a writer and journalist, known for her books on colour and jewels. Her most famous book is Colour: Travels Through The Paint Box.-Career:...
cites Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds
Sir Joshua Reynolds RA FRS FRSA was an influential 18th-century English painter, specialising in portraits and promoting the "Grand Style" in painting which depended on idealization of the imperfect. He was one of the founders and first President of the Royal Academy...
as an example of a painter whose reliance on megilp has detracted from the longevity of his paintings. Specifically, she indicates his painting Girl With a Baby as one which has changed a great deal over time. Megilp was also used by Turner.