Associations to the word «Sinopia»

Wiktionary

SINOPIA, noun. A reddish-brown ochre-like pigment, derived from sinople, used in traditional oil painting and as the cartoon for frescos.
SINOPIA, noun. The rough sketch (executed in sinopia) which underlies a fresco.

Dictionary definition

SINOPIA, noun. A red ocher formerly used as a pigment.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca