Grisaille: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Grisaille noun. Painting done entirely in shades of grey, often to imitate carved stone.
How to say it
grih-ZAYL/ɡrɪˈzeɪl/
2 syllables, stressed on the second (ZAYL).
Grisaille in a sentence
The chapel's saints are painted in grisaille, so from below they look like statues.
Her grisaille sketches of the pier could pass for old photographs.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- monochrome
- grey painting
Where grisaille comes from
French, from gris, grey.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Her _____ sketches of the pier could pass for old photographs.
- grisaille
- crescendo
- patina
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grisaille: Her grisaille sketches of the pier could pass for old photographs.