Indigo - history

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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

Other blues
(intro) - Azurite - Cerulean Blue - cobalt blue - Egyptian blue - Indigo
Prussian blue - smalt - Ultramarine

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