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2. Spikenard - Wikipedia

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   Spikenard, also called nard, nardin, and muskroot, is a class of aromatic amber-colored essential oil derived from Nardostachys jatamansi, a flowering plant in the honeysuckle family which grows in the Himalayas of Nepal, China, and India. The oil has been used over centuries as a perfume, a traditional medicine, or in religious ceremonies ...

3. List of painters in the National Gallery of Art - Wikipedia

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   Of artists listed, there are only 18 women, including Rosalba Carriera, Mary Cassatt, Angelica Kauffmann, Judith Leyster, Georgia O'Keeffe, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, and Marguerite Zorach . For the complete list of artists and their artworks in the collection, see the website www.nga.gov.

4. Oil paint - Wikipedia

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   Oil paint is a type of slow-drying paint that consists of particles of pigment suspended in a drying oil, commonly linseed oil. The viscosity of the paint may be modified by the addition of a solvent such as turpentine or white spirit , and varnish may be added to increase the glossiness of the dried oil paint film.

5. Neatsfoot oil - Wikipedia

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   Neatsfoot oil is a yellow oil rendered and purified from the shin bones and feet (but not the hooves) of cattle. "Neat" in the oil's name comes from an Old English word for cattle. [1] Neatsfoot oil is used as a conditioning, softening and preservative agent for leather. In the 18th century, it was also used medicinally as a topical application ...

6. Conservation and restoration of paintings - Wikipedia

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   Oil paintings. Oil paint is a medium made up of pigments and a drying oil binding agent. Various other ingredients can be mixed in to condition the paint in several ways and modify its various properties and drying. Oil paintings are painted on various surface support types. Oil on canvas, oil on board, and oil on metal are only some examples ...

7. Here's what our shopping editor is buying during REI's ... - AOL

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   Patagonia Men's Lightweight Synchilla Snap-T Fleece Pullover. $69 $139. See at REI. See 5 more. What we love most about REI's Anniversary Sale, which runs through May 27 (that's Memorial Day ...