Difference between revisions of "Haarlem blue"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A mixture of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Prussian | + | A mixture of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Prussian%20blue Prussian blue] with extenders. Haarlem blue is more commonly called Antwerp blue. The extenders were [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=alumina alumina], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=magnesia magnesia], and/or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=zinc%20oxide zinc oxide]. Other colors called Haarlem ultramarine and Haarlem ashes are manufactured blues and may be of the same composition. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) |
| − | * | + | * R.D. Harley, ''Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835'', Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982 |
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Revision as of 06:23, 24 July 2013
Description
A mixture of Prussian blue with extenders. Haarlem blue is more commonly called Antwerp blue. The extenders were alumina, magnesia, and/or zinc oxide. Other colors called Haarlem ultramarine and Haarlem ashes are manufactured blues and may be of the same composition.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Antwerp blue; Haarlem ultramarine; Haarlem ashes
Authority
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- R.D. Harley, Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835, Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982