Difference between revisions of "Madder brown"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A permanent brown alizarin lake made from charred [ | + | A permanent brown alizarin lake made from charred [[madder]] or [[alizarin, natural|alizarin]]. The transparent pigment was formerly made from madder but now made with [[alizarin, synthetic|synthetic alizarin]] (Mayer 1969). |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 14:40, 21 January 2014
Description
A permanent brown alizarin lake made from charred Madder or alizarin. The transparent pigment was formerly made from madder but now made with synthetic alizarin (Mayer 1969).
Synonyms and Related Terms
brown madder; rubens madder; Reubens madder
Additional Information
R. Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row, New York, 1969.
Authority
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966 Comment: p. 100
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)