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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An unstandardized pigment name for a [ | + | An unstandardized pigment name for a [[green%20pigments|green pigment]]. Véronèse green was originally used for a green mixture of blue and yellow colors prepared by Paolo Véronèse, a 16th c. Venetian painter (Mayer 1969). Since that time the name was used for [[green%20earth|green earth]] pigments of similar color. Since the 19th century, the name has been used for [[emerald%20green|emerald green]] and occasionally for [[viridian|viridian]]. |
| − | [[File:veronese green c100x.jpg|thumb|Véronèse green]] | + | [[File:veronese green c100x.jpg|thumb|Véronèse green at 100x (visible light left; UV light right)]] |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
vert Véronèse (Fr.); verde veronés (Esp.); verde esmeralda (Esp.); verde de París (Esp.); Veronese earth; Paolo Véronèse green; emerald green | vert Véronèse (Fr.); verde veronés (Esp.); verde esmeralda (Esp.); verde de París (Esp.); Veronese earth; Paolo Véronèse green; emerald green | ||
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* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | ||
Latest revision as of 10:46, 26 June 2022
Description
An unstandardized pigment name for a green pigment. Véronèse green was originally used for a green mixture of blue and yellow colors prepared by Paolo Véronèse, a 16th c. Venetian painter (Mayer 1969). Since that time the name was used for Green earth pigments of similar color. Since the 19th century, the name has been used for Emerald green and occasionally for Viridian.
Synonyms and Related Terms
vert Véronèse (Fr.); verde veronés (Esp.); verde esmeralda (Esp.); verde de París (Esp.); Veronese earth; Paolo Véronèse green; emerald green
Resources and Citations
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)