Burnt ocher
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Description
A light reddish-brown iron oxide pigment prepared by burning yellow ocher or limonite.
See also iron oxide red.
Synonyms and Related Terms
burnt ochre (Br.); ocre brle (Fr.); gebrannter Ocker (Deut.); ocre tostado (Esp.); ocra bruciata (It.); ocre queimado (Port.)
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