alla prima

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alla prima

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From Italian alla prima (“at first”).

adjective

not comparable Without any preparatory layer of colour; with no underpainting. The application of paint in both compositions shows the use of a layering technique in the flesh tones and garments and the alla prima technique in the background.
Similar: wet-on-wet

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@misc{alla_prima_2026,
  title = {alla prima},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alla%20prima},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}