Composite pigment

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Description

Any pigment composed of a mixture of two or more distinct materials. An example is lithopone which contains sulfide zinc sulfide, oxide zinc oxide, and sulfate barium sulfate.

Synonyms and Related Terms

pigmento composito (It.)

Authority

Ralph Mayer, 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

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