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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A [ | + | A [[green%20pigments|green pigment]] prepared as a mixture of blue and yellow. Vergaut is most often described as a mixture of [[indigo|indigo]] and [[orpiment|orpiment]] that was used as an alternative to [[verdigris|verdigris]] by medieval painters. Alternate combinations found in some texts include: orpiment with [[ultramarine%20blue%2C%20natural|ultramarine blue]] (Cennino); orpiment with organic blue-most likely [[woad|woad]] (Brown 2003, about use in Lindisfarne Gospels)), indigo with orpiment or [[yellow%20ocher|yellow ocher]] (Merrifield 1849) |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:07, 10 May 2016
Description
A green pigment prepared as a mixture of blue and yellow. Vergaut is most often described as a mixture of Indigo and Orpiment that was used as an alternative to Verdigris by medieval painters. Alternate combinations found in some texts include: orpiment with ultramarine blue (Cennino); orpiment with organic blue-most likely Woad (Brown 2003, about use in Lindisfarne Gospels)), indigo with orpiment or Yellow ocher (Merrifield 1849)
Synonyms and Related Terms
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