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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A natural dark pink [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=madder 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 [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=pseudopurpurin pseudopurpurin], was redissolved in alum then reprecipitated with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium | + | A natural dark pink [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=madder 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 [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=pseudopurpurin pseudopurpurin], was redissolved in alum then reprecipitated with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium%20carbonate calcium carbonate] (chalk) to produce a pink lake (Schweppe and Winter 1997). |
| + | [[File:00.321 BT front uv 1.jpg|thumb|Statue under ultraviolet light]] | ||
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | Natural red 9; rosa de | + | Natural red 9; rosa de garança (Port.); rose de garance (Fr.); |
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|MFA- Pink madder.jpg~FTIR]]] | [[[SliderGallery rightalign|MFA- Pink madder.jpg~FTIR]]] | ||
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File:01.7723 BT front.jpg|Statue under normal lighting conditions | File:01.7723 BT front.jpg|Statue under normal lighting conditions | ||
File:01.7723 BT front uv.jpg|Statue under ultraviolet light | File:01.7723 BT front uv.jpg|Statue under ultraviolet light | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) |
* ''Artists' Pigments: A Handbook of their History and Characteristics'', Elisabeth West FitzHugh, Oxford University Press, Oxford, Vol. 3, 1997 Comment: H.Schweppe, J.Winter, "Madder and Alizarin", | * ''Artists' Pigments: A Handbook of their History and Characteristics'', Elisabeth West FitzHugh, Oxford University Press, Oxford, Vol. 3, 1997 Comment: H.Schweppe, J.Winter, "Madder and Alizarin", | ||
| − | * | + | * Website address 1 Comment: www.handprint.com - ASTM lightfastness = IV |
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Revision as of 06:50, 24 July 2013
Description
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.);
Other Properties
ASTM (1999) lightfastness = IV (poor)
Additional Information
H.Schweppe, J.Winter, "Madder and Alizarin", Artists Pigments, Volume 3, E. West FitzHugh (ed.), Oxford University Press: Oxford, 1997.
Additional Images
Statue under normal lighting conditions
Statue under ultraviolet light
Rose madder
Authority
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Artists' Pigments: A Handbook of their History and Characteristics, Elisabeth West FitzHugh, Oxford University Press, Oxford, Vol. 3, 1997 Comment: H.Schweppe, J.Winter, "Madder and Alizarin",
- Website address 1 Comment: www.handprint.com - ASTM lightfastness = IV