Cyprian green earth

Description

A yellowish-green, permanent earth pigment mined from high quality deposits on Cyprus.

See green earth.

Synonyms and Related Terms

green earth; terra verde di Cipro (It.)

Additional Information

C. Grissom, "Green Earth", Artists Pigments, Volume 1, R. Feller (ed.); Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 1986.

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