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Primary term

pastel

URI

https://nomenclature.info/nom/12931 (opens semantic view)

Definition

Work of art, typically on a paper or vellum support, to which designs are applied using crayons made of ground pigment held together with a binder, typically oil or water and gum. Works in this medium are sometimes classified as drawings, and sometimes as paintings, typically based on the local curatorial department responsible for the work or on the material of the support (pastels on paper may be classified as drawings, while pastels on vellum may be classified as paintings).

Definition source(s)

• Oxford University Press. n.d. “Grove Art Online.” Accessed July 1, 2008. http://www.oxfordartonline.com.
• The J. Paul Getty Trust, and Getty Research Institute. n.d. “Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online.” Accessed January 12, 2022. http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/aat/.

English

Term (International)

pastel

Alternative term(s)

pastel drawing; pastel painting

French

Term (International)

pastel

Term gender (International)

masculine

Alternative term(s)

dessin au pastel; peinture au pastel

Spanish

Term

pinturas al pastel (obra visual)

External term source

Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online

Date created

2015-01-01

Date updated

2022-02-24

Bibliographic citation(s)

• Institut de l’information scientifique et technique (INIST), and Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS). n.d. “Pastel / Pastel.” LOTERRE. Accessed February 16, 2022. http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-FDHTHVHH-8.
• Université Laval. n.d. “Pastel.” In Répertoire de vedettes-matière. Université Laval. Accessed February 16, 2022.
• Wikidata. n.d. “pastel / pastel.” Wikidata. Accessed February 16, 2022. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12043905.

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