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What is a sinopia?

What is a sinopia? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A reddish-brown ochre-like pigment, derived from sinople, used in traditional oil painting and as the cartoon for frescos.
  2. The rough sketch (executed in sinopia) which underlies a fresco.
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Now that a lunette's sinopia with faint sheep has come to light, the argument becomes stronger for the relief filling the chapel's remaining iconographical lacuna.
In classical Italian painting culture, a sinopia is the name given to a drawing project made on plaster.
But how is a fresco prepared, and above all what is the relation between a fresco and its sinopia?
Sinopia, the drawing that underlies European frescoes, does reveal structural information, but the relation of Sikander's drawings to Mughal art is more complex.
It is managed by Sinopia Asset Management, part of HSBC, and Jupiter Asset Management, which has a well-regarded Socially Responsible Investment Team.
All funds are managed by Sinopia, the quantitative specialist of HSBC Asset Management.

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