The story of the discovery of the 55 most important colours in creative man’s existence from prehistoric times to the present, written from the artist’s perspective. Monica Rotgans describes the many dyes and pigments that humans have turned into paint and colour, and how to recognise them.<\/p>\n
Learn all about red mercury, white lead, blue glass, black kohl, pink louse, yellow earth, brown asphalt, green arsenic, and much more. A richly illustrated and accessibly written book about the origins and growth of the painter’s palette.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The story of the discovery of the 55 most important colours in creative man’s existence from prehistoric times to the present, written from the artist’s perspective.
Introduction
\nRed Earth
\nIron Oxide
\nVermillion
\nRed Lead (Minium)
\nKermes & Cochineal
\nMadder lake & Alizarin
\nPurple & Mauve
\nOrganic Reds
\nLichens & Fungi
\nCadmium Red
\nNaphthol Red & Quinacridone Red
\nYellow Earth & Sienna
\nGold
\nOrpiment & Realgar
\nStil de grain Yellow & Weld
\nSaffron
\nYellowwood & Gamboge
\nLead-Tin Yellow & Massicot
\nNaples Yellow
\nIndian Yellow
\nChrome Yellow & Chrome Orange
\nCadmium Yellow & Cadmium Orange
\nHansa Yellow
\nUmber
\nCassel Brown
\nAsphalt & Mummy
\nOrganic Brown
\nLapis Lazuli
\nAzurite
\nSmalt
\nIndigo & Woad
\nMayan Blue
\nEgyptian Blue
\nTurquoise
\nVivianite
\nPrussian blue
\nCobalt Blue
\nUltramarine
\nManganese Blue
\nPhthalo Blue
\nGreen earth
\nMalachite
\nVerdigris
\nPlant green & Sap greens
\nScheele’s Green
\n& Schweinfurter Green
\nChromium Oxide Green
\nChalk & Kaolin
\nLead White
\nZinc white
\nTitanium White
\nCharcoal & Soot Black
\nStone Black & Black Oxide
\nBone black & Ivory black
\nGraphite
\nComposite Blacks
\nConclusion
\nGlossary
\nAbout the Author
\nFurther Reading
\nCredits<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":54632,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5568,16012],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-54631","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-art","7":"product_cat-gift-stationery","8":"author-by-author-monica-rotgans","9":"publisher-waanders-bv-uitgeverij","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n