Pigments through the Ages

              
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Copper resinate
 
 
   

     
 

  1.  Overview  
  2. History
of use
 
  3. Making the
pigment
 
  4. Technical
details
 
  
  History of Copper resinate:   
        
 

Commonly used in 16th century Italian oil paintings, with occasional use before and after. Copper resinates glazes are frequently used to color foliage. Often used with azurite paint, and layered over lead white or lead-tin yellow. Copper resinates are similar to azurite oil paints in appearance and chemistry (in fact, azurite paints can evolve with age, and form copper salts of fatty acids).

  When was Copper resinate used?   
        
Discovery:    
 Used until:
 
probably 8th century A.D.  
end of 16th century, very rare until 19th century  

    


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