Pigments through the Ages

              
/ ree • al • gar /
Realgar
 		  
   

     
 

  1.  Overview  
  2. History
of use		  
  3. Making the
pigment		  
  4. Technical
details		  
  
  Brief description of Realgar:   
       Red orange pigment closely related to the yellow orpiment. 

  Names for Realgar:   
        
Pronounciation:
ree • al • gar
Word origin:
The name "Realgar" comes from Arabic rahj al ghar = powder of the mine.
Non-English names:
 German  
  
 French  
  
 Italian 
 Realgar 
 réalgar 
 realgar 
Chemical name:
Red arsenic sulfide

  

  Source of Realgar:   
        

Natural mineral (at Mineralogy Database) found throughout the world in hot-spring deposits, volcanic sublimation, and in certain limestones and dolomites.


Other reds        
(intro) - Madder lake (alizarine) - realgar - red lead - Red ochre - vermilion        

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