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Pigment: Two whites, lead and chalk

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Lead White was the primary white pigment used in oil painting until the late twentieth century, and Chalk White was mainly used in the grounds under oil paint layers.

July 13, 2018 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Pigment: What used to be Naples Yellow

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Lead antimonate yellow was the original Naple Yellow, but had first been used long before in glassware. Paintings by Claude Lorrain, Böcklin, Renoir, and others.

July 6, 2018 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Pigment: the green earth of Cyprus

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Known from ancient times, in the Renaissance it was the standard underpainting for flesh. Fine examples from Michelangelo, Vermeer, and others.

June 29, 2018 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Pigment: Azurite Blue, the mainstay

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The standard blue pigment for the Renaissance and on, until about 1710, it was used in many Old Masters before disappearing by 1800.

June 22, 2018 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Pigment: Controversial Cadmiums, yellow to red

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Slow to be taken up, as they were so expensive and Chrome Yellow almost as good, they then came to dominate palettes, until their sudden fall from favour.

June 15, 2018 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Pigment: In Monet’s shadow, Chromium Oxide and Viridian

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Two pigments: straight Chromium Oxide, which is rather dull, and the more intense Viridian. Paintings by Böcklin, Renoir, Manet, Monet, Seurat, van Gogh, and Cézanne.

June 8, 2018 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Pigment: The unusual green of Malachite

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A beautiful, intense green used by the van Eycks, Tintoretto, Domenichino, and Renoir, it was never popular in oil paints, and quietly died out.

June 1, 2018 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Pigment: Red lead, protective but poisonous

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One of the earliest synthetic pigments, it was widely used throughout Europe, India, and Asia. But like lead white, it is seriously toxic.

May 25, 2018 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Pigment: Poison Greens, Scheele’s and Emerald Greens

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A mainstay for the Impressionists, their use in domestic products like wallpaper and even clothing killed people in the 19th century. Probably not Napoleon, though.

May 18, 2018 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Pigment: an introduction and contents

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Introduction to the series, together with an illustrated table of contents, references, and more.

May 15, 2018 General, Painting, Technology

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