historic pigments - list #2
Pigments of this list have not been mentioned by the giottesque artist Cennino Cennini (see Historic pigments- list # 1) but they still have been used in the past.They are dry pigments and dyes of different origin: mineral, vegetable and from insects.
| ALTRI COLORI USATI NEL PASSATO | ||
| 295 | BIANCO DI MEUDON – gesso bianco per icone | |
| 0100 | LITARGIRIO | |
| 00RC | ROSA CORALLO | |
| 00CM | CINABRO MINERALE | |
| 0106 E | CARMINIUM – Carminio naturale estratto da cocciniglia | |
| 2200 E | LACCA RUBIA – lacca di Garanza | |
| 00DV | DIASPRO VERDE | |
| 00VC | CRISOCOLLA VERDE | |
| 0410 | MORELLO DI FERRO | |
| 0098 | BITUME - asfalto | |
| 1090 E | ALOE | |
| 00SP | SEPPIA | |
| 0109 | SMALTINO – blu di smalto | |
| 1300 | PRIA NEGRA – grafite in polvere | |
| 0105 A | AZZURRO OLTREMARINO ANDE – lapislazzuli cileno | |
| ARTISTS DRY PIGMENTS |
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| ANCIENT NAME | ART. | MODERN NAME | price in euro |
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| GESSO | 295 | Chalk from Monte Castiglioni (sort of Meudon White) for grounds | 500g- €1.50 | 1kg -€2.20 |
| LITARGIRIO | 0100 | Litharge | - | - |
| ROSA CORALLO | 00RC | Coral rose in powder | 10g € 10.00 |
100g € 80.00 |
| CINABRO NATURALE | 00CM | Cinnabar red -ore ground- | 50g- € 46.00 |
100g € 85.00 |
| COCCINIGLIA (insect) | 0106 A | Dried insects | 50g € 15.00 |
100g € 28.00 |
| CARMINIO DI COCCINIGLIA | 0106 E | Natural organic dyestuff made from cochineal | 10g € 6.00 |
100g € 45.00 |
| LACCA RUBIA | 2200 E | Madder Lake- natural dyestuff from the root (rubia tinctorum) | 10g- €10.00 | 100g €88.00 |
| DIASPRO VERDE | 00DV | Jasper green -powder- | 10g-€6.00 | 100g- €50.00 |
| CRISOCOLLA VERDE | 00VC | Chrisocolla green -copper silicate- | 10g € 8.00 |
100g € 60.00 |
| MORELLO DI FERRO (morellone) | 0410 | Natural iron oxide (purplish brown) | 100g € 3.50 |
500g € 14.00 |
| BITUME | 0098 | Asphaltum (native mixture of hydrocarbons) | 100g € 3.50 |
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| ALOE | 1090 E | African vegetable tranparent brown in powder (dil. water and alcohol) | 100g € 5.00 |
1kg € 46.00 |
| SEPPIA | 00SP | Sepia brown-black from the squid (powder) | 50g €26.00 | 100g €44.00 |
| SMALTINO | 0109 | Azzurro di smalto, vetro colorato con cobalto in polvere | 50g € 16.00 |
100g € 30.00 |
| PRIA NEGRA | 1300 | Grafite nera in polvere | 100g € 3.50 |
500g € 14.00 |
| DIOPTASIO | 00DI- | -Natural green crystal (Copper silicate) powder - Icon pigment- | 50g € 34.00 |
100g € 62.00 |
| GLAUCONITE | 00GL- | -Natural iron silicate -Icon pigment- | gr.50 € 26.00 |
100g € 48.00 |
| VIVIANITE | 00VV- | -Natural crystal in powder (iron phosphate) -Icon pigment- | 50g € 20.00 |
100g € 35.00 |
