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Antwerp blue; Haarlem ultramarine; Haarlem ashes
 
Antwerp blue; Haarlem ultramarine; Haarlem ashes
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
 
* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

Latest revision as of 13:40, 30 August 2022

Description

A mixture of Prussian blue with extenders. Haarlem blue is more commonly called Antwerp blue. The extenders were Alumina, Magnesia, and/or Zinc oxide. Other colors called Haarlem ultramarine and Haarlem ashes are manufactured blues and may be of the same composition.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Antwerp blue; Haarlem ultramarine; Haarlem ashes

Resources and Citations

  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  • R.D. Harley, Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835, Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982