Difference between revisions of "Caput mortuum"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An obsolete name for a reddish-brown pigment prepared by calcining [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=iron | + | An obsolete name for a reddish-brown pigment prepared by calcining [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=iron%20oxide%20red red iron oxide]. |
| − | See [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Venetian | + | See [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Venetian%20red Venetian red], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Indian%20red Indian red]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 11:02, 13 June 2013
Description
An obsolete name for a reddish-brown pigment prepared by calcining red iron oxide.
See Venetian red, and Indian red.
Synonyms and Related Terms
caput mortuum (It.); caput mortum (sp.)
Authority
- Ralph Mayer, Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- R.D. Harley, R.D. Harley, Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835, Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000