The craquelure on a painting is the network, or pattern, of cracks that develops across the surface as the paint layers age and shrink. Easel paintings in most types of paint, particularly egg tempera and oil, develop cracks which join up into a complex, extensive network.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/may/31/asunder-chloe-aridjis-review
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