Rose madder

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Statue under normal lighting conditions
MFA# 00.321

Description

Statue under ultraviolet light
MFA# 00.321

A natural dark pink Madder colorant. Rose madder became popular as an artist pigment after the madder plant was imported to Holland in the 16th century. The colorant was extracted from madder roots with an acid, then the precipitate, primarily Pseudopurpurin, was redissolved in alum then reprecipitated with Calcium carbonate (chalk) to produce a pink lake (Schweppe and Winter 1997).

Synonyms and Related Terms

Natural red 9; rosa de garança (Port.); rose de garance (Fr.);

FTIR (MFA)

Rose Madder 103.TIF


Physical and Chemical Properties

ASTM (1999) lightfastness = IV (poor)

Additional Images

Resources and Citations

  • H.Schweppe, J.Winter, "Madder and Alizarin", Artists Pigments, Volume 3, E. West FitzHugh (ed.), Oxford University Press: Oxford, 1997.
  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  • Comment: www.handprint.com - ASTM lightfastness = IV

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