Pigments through the Ages

              
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Chrome orange
 		  
   

     
 

  1.  Overview  
  2. History
of use		  
  3. Making the
pigment		  
  4. Technical
details		  
  
  When was Chrome orange used?   
        
Discovery:    
 Used until:
  
1809  
The world production of chrome orange ceased few years ago. Now it is an obsolete pigment.  
    

Use of Chrome orange among paintings in the SchackGallery, Munich:

Source: Kühn


Other oranges        
(intro) - Cadmium orange - Chrome orange - Orpiment        

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