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== Description == | == Description == | ||
A permanent, reddish brown pigment. Venetian red was originally prepared from a natural [ | A permanent, reddish brown pigment. Venetian red was originally prepared from a natural [[red%20ocher|red ocher]]. By the 18th century, Venetian red was being manufactured by calcining [[ferrous%20sulfate|ferrous sulfate]] (copperas) with [[lime|lime]] or [[calcium%20carbonate|calcium carbonate]]. Venetian red contains about 15-40% [[ferric%20oxide|ferric oxide]] and 60-80% [[calcium%20sulfate%2C%20dihydrate|calcium sulfate]]. Venetian red is used in oil paints, house paints, and as a paper colorant. | ||
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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India red; Indian red; scarlet red; terra rosa; iron oxide red; roasted iron oxide | India red; Indian red; scarlet red; terra rosa; iron oxide red; roasted iron oxide | ||
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|MFA | [[[SliderGallery rightalign|Venetian red.TIF~FTIR (MFA)|Synthetic Venetian red (Forbes MFA 76) 50X copy.tif~Raman (MFA)]]] | ||
==Physical and Chemical Properties== | |||
* Density = 3.45 | |||
== | ==Resources and Citations== | ||
* | * R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966 | ||
* | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | ||
* | * Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993 | ||
* | * Michael McCann, ''Artist Beware'', Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979 | ||
* | * Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982 | ||
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | * ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | ||
* | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | ||
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, | * Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 | ||
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:56, 25 June 2022
Description
A permanent, reddish brown pigment. Venetian red was originally prepared from a natural red ocher. By the 18th century, Venetian red was being manufactured by calcining ferrous sulfate (copperas) with lime or calcium carbonate. Venetian red contains about 15-40% ferric oxide and 60-80% calcium sulfate. Venetian red is used in oil paints, house paints, and as a paper colorant.
Synonyms and Related Terms
India red; Indian red; scarlet red; terra rosa; iron oxide red; roasted iron oxide
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Density = 3.45
Resources and Citations
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000