Composite pigment

Description

Any pigment composed of a mixture of two or more distinct materials. An example is Lithopone which contains Zinc sulfide, Zinc oxide, and Barium sulfate.

Synonyms and Related Terms

pigmento composito (It.)

Authority

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

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000