Glossary

poplar

Term · material

Wood of the poplar tree — in Italy the usual wood for painted panels. In Italy panels for painting were usually of seasoned poplar, willow or linden1; Caravaggio still painted his David with the Head of Goliath in Vienna on a reused poplar panel2. Wikipedia, Panel painting, “In Italy it was usually seasoned poplar, willow or linden”. ↩ Ebd., “Caravaggio in his David with the Head of Goliath (Vienna), executed on a reused poplar panel”. ↩ Literatur Wikipedia, Panel painting: Anon., Panel painting, in: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panel_painting (zuletzt abgerufen am 28.10.2026).