Green earth - history

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Green earth

1. Overview

2. History
of use

3. Making the
pigment

4. Technical
details



History of Green earth:



A painted swatch of Green earth:

Used frequently in medieval painting for underpainting of flesh tones. Its use declined after the Renaissance.

When was Green earth used?



Discovery:

Used until:

antiquity

continues in use

Use of Green earth among paintings in the SchackGallery, Munich:

Source: Kühn

Other greens
(intro) - Cobalt green - copper resinate - Emerald green - Green earth - malachite
verdigris - viridian

Sections:


Look for:

webexhibits.org/pigments - Credits & Feedback - Bibliography