With what technique was this work created?
kon KWA-leh TEK-nee-kah eh STA-tah reh-ah-leez-ZA-tah KWES-toh-peh-rah.
When you want to understand whether a work is oil, fresco, tempera, encaustic, etc. Most useful when speaking with a guide or art historian.
Con quale tecnica means with what technique. È stata realizzata is the passive construction 'was created' (passato prossimo passive of realizzare). This is advanced language that shows art literacy.
È un affresco o una tempera?
Is it a fresco or a tempera?
A more specific question about Italian painting techniques.
Su quale supporto è dipinta?
On what support is it painted?
Asking about canvas, panel, wall, etc.
Quali pigmenti usavano nel Medioevo?
What pigments did they use in the Middle Ages?
A deep dive into historical materials.
The buon fresco technique (applying pigments to wet plaster) was mastered in Italy. Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling in buon fresco, working upside down on scaffolding for four years between 1508 and 1512.