Violet carmine
Description
An early name for a mixed violet compound made from cobalt blue and alizarin crimson. Violet carmine was not lightfast and is no longer in use.
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)
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000