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Egg Tempera, used egg yolk as the mixture in the 1st century A.D.
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The Egyptians used tempera to paint images on their sarcoghi.
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Tempera paint makes its way to Greece and Russia and was an 'Orthodox Icon'.
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This is the time, when artists could coose whether they wanted to use tempera paint with egg, or oil.
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Oil paint replaces tempera paint in Italy.
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