Pigments through the Ages

              
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Naples yellow
 		  
   

     
 

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

A painted swatch of Naples yellow:

Lead antimonate yellow is one of the oldest synthetically produced pigments known.

  When was Naples yellow used?   
        
Discovery:    
 Used until:
  
16th century B.C.  
continues in use  

    

Use of Naples yellow among paintings in the SchackGallery, Munich:

Source: Kühn


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