Wall covering of the Central Courtyard at the National Palace of Sintra, from where there is an impressive view over the monumental chimneys of the mediaeval kitchen. The corda-seca technique consisted of isolating the areas to be painted by cutting out grooves of varying depths that were then filled with a fatty substance – including linseed oil, manganese and fat. This prevented the colours from becoming mixed together during their application and firing.
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