Difference between revisions of "King's blue"
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| − | An unstandardized pigment name first used for [ | + | An unstandardized pigment name first used for [[smalt]]. King's blue became associated with a sky blue tone and later the name was used for [[cobalt blue]] and for a mixture of [[ultramarine blue, synthetic|synthetic ultramarine blue]] and [[lead white]]. |
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Revision as of 10:48, 21 January 2014
Description
An unstandardized pigment name first used for Smalt. King's blue became associated with a sky blue tone and later the name was used for Cobalt blue and for a mixture of synthetic ultramarine blue and Lead white.
Authority
- M. Doerner, The Materials of the Artist, Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1934
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)