Easel

An easel is an upright support used for displaying and/or fixing something resting upon it, at an angle of about 20° to the vertical.^[1] In particular, painters traditionally use an easel to support a painting while they work on it, normally standing up; easels are also sometimes used to display finished paintings. Artists' easels are still typically made of wood, in functional designs that have changed little for centuries, or even millennia,^[2] though new materials and designs exist. Easels are typically made from wood, aluminum or steel.

Easel painting is a term in art history for the type of midsize painting that would have been painted on an easel, as opposed to a fresco wall painting, a large altarpiece or other piece that would have been painted resting on a floor, a small cabinet painting, or a miniature created while sitting at a desk, though perhaps also on an angled support. It does not refer to the way the painting is meant to be displayed; most easel paintings are intended for display framed and hanging on a wall.

In a photographic darkroom, an easel is used to keep the photographic paper in a flat or upright (horizontal, big-size enlarging) position to the enlarger.

^ Eldridge, Alison. "Art History: The Origins of 7 of Your Favorite Art Supplies". Britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ Supreme Council, AASR, NMJ (July 9, 2020). "Masonic Tracing Boards and Trestle Boards: Their History and Significance Today". scottishritenmj.org. Scottish Rite Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. Retrieved 2022-07-29. One of Freemasonry's oldest symbols is the Masonic trestle board. Often confused with its similar counterpart, the tracing board, the trestle board is, literally and figuratively speaking, the blueprint of which our ancient fraternity was built upon. In the days of the stonemasons' guild, a trestle board was a board, sometimes on an easel, where the plans for construction were laid for apprentice masons to follow. In the 21st century, the trestle board remains a signature emblem of a man's journey through life and Freemasonry. In this blog, we'll walk you through the significance of the Masonic trestle board, as well as explore the history of Masonic tracing boards.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[1] Eldridge, Alison. "Art History: The Origins of 7 of Your Favorite Art Supplies". Britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

[2] Supreme Council, AASR, NMJ (July 9, 2020). "Masonic Tracing Boards and Trestle Boards: Their History and Significance Today". scottishritenmj.org. Scottish Rite Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. Retrieved 2022-07-29. One of Freemasonry's oldest symbols is the Masonic trestle board. Often confused with its similar counterpart, the tracing board, the trestle board is, literally and figuratively speaking, the blueprint of which our ancient fraternity was built upon. In the days of the stonemasons' guild, a trestle board was a board, sometimes on an easel, where the plans for construction were laid for apprentice masons to follow. In the 21st century, the trestle board remains a signature emblem of a man's journey through life and Freemasonry. In this blog, we'll walk you through the significance of the Masonic trestle board, as well as explore the history of Masonic tracing boards.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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