Note 18 — LOUIS XV. PERIOD
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“Camayeu is a kind of painting of a single colour where light and shadow are seen on a background of gold or azure. A camaieu in grey is called grisaille, that in yellow is cirage. The richest camaïeux are brightened with gold or bronze.... It is what Pliny calls Monochrome.” (D’Aviler, 1755.)