Late in life, failing eyesight led Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin (“zhahn bap-TEEST sim-ee-AHN sharr-DON”) to adopt this medium, which he used in Self-Portrait with an Eyeshade. Jean Perréal (“zhahn pair-ray-ALL”) is credited with inventing this medium, which he first used to enhance drawings of Louis XII’s (“the twelfth’s”) military campaigns. Maurice-Quentin de la Tour was among the most acclaimed of the estimated 2,500 artists specializing in this medium in 1780s Paris. Though she first found success with miniatures, this medium brought renown to Rosalba Carriera. This medium largely replaced the trois crayon (“trwah crah-yohn”) technique when it exploded in popularity in the 18th century, and it was repopularized a century later by the Impressionists. Traditionally, gum arabic binders held together the pigments used in this medium in bars. For 10 points, name this medium that uses sticks of unmixed colors, which lends its name to pale, low-saturation colors. ■END■
ANSWER: pastels [accept dry pastels; accept oil pastels; accept pastel crayons; accept pastel drawings; accept pastel on paper; prompt on crayons until “trois crayon” is read]
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