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

History of Orpiment:               A painted swatch of Orpiment: An ancient pigment, used throughout the Middle East and Asia through the late 19th century. During the Renaissance, orpiment was imported to Venice from Asia Minor. It is incompatible with lead and copper pigments like lead white, lead-tin yellow, and verdigris, and will darken them.   When was Orpiment used?             Discovery:      Used until:   31st century B.C.   End of 19th century A.D.