Miniature painting | Art Techniques, History & Styles | Britannica
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WEBMiniature painting, small, finely wrought portrait executed on vellum, prepared card, copper, or ivory. The name is derived from the minium, or red lead, used by the medieval illuminators. Arising from a fusion of the separate traditions of the illuminated manuscript and the medal, miniature.
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