Véronèse green
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Description
An unstandardized pigment name for a green pigment. Véronèse green was originally used for a green mixture of blue and yellow colors prepared by Paolo Véronèse, a 16th c. Venetian painter (Mayer 1969). Since that time the name was used for green earth pigments of similar color. Since the 19th century, the name has been used for emerald green and occasionally for viridian.
Synonyms and Related Terms
vert Véronèse (Fr.); verde veronés (Esp.); verde esmeralda (Esp.); verde de París (Esp.); Veronese earth; Paolo Véronèse green; emerald green
Additional Information
R. Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row, New York, 1969.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)