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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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A dark yellow iron oxide pigment. Raw sienna is a natural earth mixture that contains at least 50% hydrated ferric oxide ([[goethite|goethite]]) mixed with [[alumina|alumina]], [[clay|clay]], and some [[manganese%20dioxide|manganese dioxide]]. Raw sienna is a semi-opaque, permanent pigment. It was named for the south Italian city of Siena that produced fine grades of the pigment; it was originally called Italian earth.
  
A dark yellow iron oxide pigment. Raw sienna is a natural earth mixture that contains at least 50% hydrated ferric oxide ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=goethite goethite]) mixed with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=alumina alumina], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=clay clay], and some [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=manganese%20dioxide manganese dioxide]. Raw sienna is a semi-opaque, permanent pigment. It was named for the south Italian city of Siena that produced fine grades of the pigment; it was originally called Italian earth.
 
 
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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
 
Pigment Brown 6; CI 77491; Italian earth; terre de Sienne (Fr.); terra di Siena (It.); Sienaerde (Deut.); siena natural (Esp.); siena natural (Port.)
 
Pigment Brown 6; CI 77491; Italian earth; terre de Sienne (Fr.); terra di Siena (It.); Sienaerde (Deut.); siena natural (Esp.); siena natural (Port.)
  
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
 
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! scope="row"| Density
 
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== Additional Images ==
 
== Additional Images ==
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:19_Raw_sienna_500X.jpg|Raw sienna
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File:19_Raw_sienna_500X.jpg|Raw sienna at 500x<br>Transmitted light
File:19_Raw_sienna_500X_pol.jpg|Raw sienna
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File:19_Raw_sienna_500X_pol.jpg|Raw sienna at 500x<br>Polarized light
 
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== Resources and Citations ==
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
 
  
 
* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966
 
* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966
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* ''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
  
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
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* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
  
  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:51, 4 August 2022

Raw sienna

Description

Raw sienna at 100x (visible light left; UV light right)

A dark yellow iron oxide pigment. Raw sienna is a natural earth mixture that contains at least 50% hydrated ferric oxide (Goethite) mixed with Alumina, Clay, and some Manganese dioxide. Raw sienna is a semi-opaque, permanent pigment. It was named for the south Italian city of Siena that produced fine grades of the pigment; it was originally called Italian earth.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Pigment Brown 6; CI 77491; Italian earth; terre de Sienne (Fr.); terra di Siena (It.); Sienaerde (Deut.); siena natural (Esp.); siena natural (Port.)

FTIR (MFA)

Raw Sienna (245).TIF

Raman (MFA)

Raw sienna (Forbes MFA 254) resize.tif

SEM

F254sem.jpg

EDS

F254edsbw.jpg

Physical and Chemical Properties

Density 3.14 g/ml
Refractive Index 1.87-2.17

Additional Images

Resources and Citations

  • R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 577
  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  • Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

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