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The Met | So THAT'S How You Make Paint? Egg Tempera | #MetKids Microscope @metmuseum | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 18 hours ago.
What does a cake have in common with an Italian Renaissance painting? The answer may surprise you! Watch to learn about the special properties of egg yolk that make it just as perfect for baking as it is for painting.

Next, learn how to make tempera paint at home!: youtube.com/watch?v=jBJwbEI6N1U

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00:00 Here’s a riddle for you…
00:30 Making a cake
00:46 Making egg tempera
01:20 The science of egg yolks!
01:44 Emulsifiers
02:05 Creating a suspension
02:25 Remember the humble egg!



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Portrait of a Woman with a Man at a Casement, ca. 1440.
Fra Filippo Lippi (Italian, ca. 1406–1469).
Tempera on wood, 25 ¼ x 16 ½ in. (64.1 x 41.9 cm).
Marquand Collection, Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1889 (89.15.19)

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