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‖ craquelure|kraklyr|
[Fr.]
A network of small cracks in the paint or varnish on the surface of a painting. Also transf. and fig.
1914C. Bell Art 169 He will put up with a cunning concoction of dates and watermarks, cabalistic signatures, craquelure, patina, [etc.]. 1934Burlington Mag. Jan. 3/2 Certain areas of the picture..have been largely repainted; the craquelure ceasing abruptly. 1942Antiquity XVI. 99 When the incrustation [on silver] is appreciably thick, there is considerable surface expansion and consequent craquelure. 1956M. Swan Paradise Garden ii. 24 Marcus left the aesthetic aspect of a work of art unexpressed, but remembered sizes, colours, craquelures and iconography. 1963P. H. Johnson Night & Silence ii. 6 A craquelure of rose upon his cheeks. 1969Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Nov. 1272/3 The craquelure in the Westminster pictures goes through the signatures on both panels. |