Pigments through the Ages

              
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Yellow ochre
 
 
   

     
 

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

A painted swatch of Yellow ochre:

Used throughout history, these permanent pigments can be safely mixed with other pigments. Ochres vary widely in transparency; some are quite opaque, while others are valued for their use as glazes.

  When was Yellow ochre used?   
        
Discovery:    
 Used until:
 
prehistoric  
continues in use  

    

Use of Yellow ochre among paintings in the SchackGallery, Munich:

Source: Kühn


Other yellows        
(intro) - - cadmium yellow - chrome yellow - Cobalt yellow - Indian yellow      
lead tin yellow - Lemon yellow - Naples yellow - Orpiment - Orpiment - Yellow ochre        

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