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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A fast-drying linseed oil that has been cooked at high temperatures with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lead%20white lead white] or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=litharge litharge] (Mayer 1969). Black oil was formerly used for making [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=megilp megilp]. In the 1940's it was used in connection with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Maroger%20medium Maroger medium] (Mayer 1969).
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A fast-drying linseed oil that has been cooked at high temperatures with [[lead white]] or [[litharge]] (Mayer 1969). Black oil was formerly used for making [[megilp]]. In the 1940's it was used in connection with [[Maroger medium]] (Mayer 1969).
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Revision as of 14:44, 8 January 2014

Description

A fast-drying linseed oil that has been cooked at high temperatures with Lead white or Litharge (Mayer 1969). Black oil was formerly used for making Megilp. In the 1940's it was used in connection with Maroger medium (Mayer 1969).

Synonyms and Related Terms

huile noire (Fr.); aceite negro (Esp.)

Additional Information

° R. Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row, New York, 1969. ° Lance Mayer, Gay Myers, 'Old Master Recipes in the 1920s, 1930s, 1040s; Curry, Marsh, Doerner, and Maroger' JAIC 41(1), 2002.

Authority

  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

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