Meaning of verdaille | Babel Free

Definitions

A method of painting or other work which employs only varying shades of green, or work executed with this method.

countable, uncommon, uncountable

Examples

“Unless the work of a skilled imitator, Pillement also executed an oil painting in monochromatic shades of olive green, called “Verdaille”, featuring a smaller procession of figures riding on elephants.”

“Verdaille is a painting created entirely in green. Unlike other colourwork, in which a single hue is either tinted in lighter tones or shaded into darker tones, verdaille can involve many different hues.”

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