Brewer's: Impannata

The Madonna del Impannata, by Raphael, takes its distinctive name from the oiled paper window in the background. (Italian, impannata, oiled paper.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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