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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An inorganic pigment produced from grinding a native ore. Examples of mineral pigments are [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ocher ocher], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=goethite goethite], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chalk chalk], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=green | + | An inorganic pigment produced from grinding a native ore. Examples of mineral pigments are [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ocher ocher], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=goethite goethite], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chalk chalk], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=green%20earth green earth], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=azurite azurite], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cinnabar cinnabar], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=malachite malachite]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | pigment | + | pigment minéral (Fr.); pigmento mineral (Port.) |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * 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) |
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Revision as of 06:50, 24 July 2013
Description
An inorganic pigment produced from grinding a native ore. Examples of mineral pigments are ocher, goethite, chalk, green earth, azurite, cinnabar, and malachite.
Synonyms and Related Terms
pigment minéral (Fr.); pigmento mineral (Port.)
Authority
- 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)