5/4/2019
copyright J.Paul Getty Trust
Introduction to the AAT
revised May 2019 For educational purposes
Materials Hierarchy
...paint.......<paint by composition or origin>........water-base paint...............distemper...................calcimine...................poster color...................whitewash...............emulsion paint...................latex paint...............tempera...................casein paint...................egg tempera...................egg-oil tempera...................gum tempera...................oil tempera...............watercolor...................gouache
HIERARCHICAL RELATIONSHIP IN AAT -GENUS/SPECIES
Leaf from a Harivamsa Manuscript, The Legend of Hari (Krishna), Illustrated detached folio, ca. 1590-95; Mughal, Attributed to unknown Indian artist, Ink and colors on paper; 11 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. (28.9 x 20 cm); Metropolitan Museum, New York; Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1928 (28.63.1)
relationships should be depicted with indentation
distemper, tempera, watercolor, are all types of water-base paint