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 zinc sulfide, zinc oxide, and barium sulfate.
Synonyms and Related Terms
pigmento composito (It.)
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