A painting technique where paint is laid on thickly so that brushstrokes or palette knife marks are clearly visible. The raised texture creates a three-dimensional quality on the canvas surface.
From Italian 'impastare' meaning 'to knead' or 'to make into paste,' reflecting how the paint is applied like thick dough. The technique became prominent in Baroque painting and reached its peak with Post-Impressionists like Van Gogh.
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