Panel painting uses heated wax as the medium for the pigments. This was replaced before the end of first millennium by tempera, which uses an egg-yolk medium. Using small brushes dipped in a mixture of pigment and egg-yolk, the paint was applied in very small, almost transparent, brushstrokes. Thin layers of paint would be used to create volumetric forms. By the beginning of the 15th century, oil painting was developed. This was more tolerant, and allowed the exceptional detail of Early Netherlandish art. This used a very painstaking multi-layered technique, where the painting, or a particular part of it, had to be
Heather (given name) For example, the name Heidi in German resembles "Heidekraut", which is the German word for the Heather shrubs, though the name Heidi usually is attributed to "ruler". The name Erica actually has two meanings, one of which is related to the Heather plant whose Latin name is "Ericaceae". Its other meaning is equal to that of the German meaning of Heidi, meaning "ruler". This leaves the impression that the shrub name and the meaning of "ruler" are similar, or it is a large coincidence. Heather (given name) Heather is a common English speaking nation given name, for girls. The name