Pigments through the Ages

              
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Indigo
 
 
   

     
 

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

A painted swatch of Indigo:

Indian indigo was probably used as a painting pigment by ancient Greeks and Romans. Marco Polo (13th century) was the first to report on the preparation of indigo in India.

  When was Indigo used?   
        
Discovery:    
 Used until:
 
Antiquity  
continues in use  

    

Use of Indigo among paintings in the SchackGallery, Munich:

Source: Kühn


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