The Baptism of Christ, one of Andrea del Sarto's gray monochrome frescoes in the Chiostro dello Scalzo, Florence (1511-26).

Grisaille (grĭ-zī', -zāl') (Fr. gris, grey) is a term for painting executed entirely in monochrome, in various shades of grey, particularly used in decoration to represent objects in relief. Image File history File links Sarto_life. ... Image File history File links Sarto_life. ... A self portrait. ... For building painting, see painter and decorator. ... A photograph of a sign in grayscale The same photograph in black and white Monochrome comes from the two Greek words mono (μωνο, meaning one), and chroma (χρωμα, meaning surface or the color of the skin). A monochromatic object has a single color. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... In the art of sculpture, a relief is an artwork where a modelled form projects out of a flat background. ...

A grisaille may be executed for its own sake as a decoration, as the first layer of an oil painting (in preparation for glazing layers of color over it), or as a model for an engraver to work from. Mona Lisa, Oil on wood panel painting by Leonardo da Vinci. ... A physical model is used in various contexts to mean a physical representation of some thing. ... Engraving is the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. ...

For example, the ceiling frescoes of the Sistine chapel have portions of the design in grisaille. At Hampton Court the lower part of the decoration of the great staircase by Antonio Verrio is in grisaille. Fresco by Dionisius representing Saint Nicholas. ... The Sistine Chapel (Italian: Cappella Sistina) is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope, in the Vatican City. ... The clock tower straddles the entrance between the inner and outer courts Hampton Court Palace is a former royal place on the north bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames about 12 miles (19 km) southwest and upstream of Central London, nowadays open to... Antonio Verrio (1639-1707) was a decorative painter of Italian origin. ...

In Enamel and Stained Glass

window of St. Peter: Stained glass (white glass, grisaille and silver sulfide) and lead, France, ca. 1500–1510.

The term is also applied to monochrome painting in enamels, and also to stained glass; a fine example of grisaille glass is in the window known as the "Five Sisters",[1] at the end of the north transept in York cathedral. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1650 × 1650 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1650 × 1650 pixel, file size: 1. ... In a discussion of art technology, enamel (or vitreous enamel, or porcelain enamel in American English) is the colorful result of fusion of powdered glass to a substrate through the process of firing, usually between 750 and 850 degrees Celsius. ... Strictly speaking, stained glass is glass that has been painted with silver stain and then fired. ... A window is an opening in an otherwise solid and opaque surface through which light and, sometimes, air can pass. ... Cathedral ground plan. ... York Minster is an imposing Gothic cathedral in York, northern England. ...

Portions of a window may be done in grisaille, while other sections are done in colored glass.

In home decoration

Wall grisaille in Amsterdam by Jacob de Wit

In the Netherlands of the 18th century it was popular to have a grisaille in one's home as a decoration. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 794 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1632 × 1232 pixel, file size: 554 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Willet-Holthuysen Museum, Herengracht 605, Amsterdam. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 794 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1632 × 1232 pixel, file size: 554 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Willet-Holthuysen Museum, Herengracht 605, Amsterdam. ... Nickname: Mokum Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province North Holland Government  - Mayor Job Cohen  - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos  - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2]  - City 219 km²  (84. ... Categories: People stubs | 1695 births | 1754 deaths | Dutch painters ...

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