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| − | A green pigment originally prepared by the nearly the same process as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Prussian | + | A green pigment originally prepared by the nearly the same process as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Prussian%20blue Prussian blue]. Prussian green was produced by omitting the [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=hydrochloric%20acid hydrochloric acid] step that converted the green to blue. However, by the mid 19th century, Prussian green sold commercially was prepared by mixing Prussian blue with a yellow pigment. Pink, a yellow dye, and gamboge were used occasionally and more often chrome yellow was used. The blue/yellow mixture has also been called [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Brunswick%20green Brunswick green], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Hooker%27s%20green Hooker's green], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chrome%20green chrome green]. |
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Revision as of 12:03, 13 June 2013
Description
A green pigment originally prepared by the nearly the same process as Prussian blue. Prussian green was produced by omitting the hydrochloric acid step that converted the green to blue. However, by the mid 19th century, Prussian green sold commercially was prepared by mixing Prussian blue with a yellow pigment. Pink, a yellow dye, and gamboge were used occasionally and more often chrome yellow was used. The blue/yellow mixture has also been called Brunswick green, Hooker's green, and chrome green.
Synonyms and Related Terms
verde da Prssia (Port.)
-original: Pigment green 36; CI 74160;
M320-mixture: Brunswick green; chrome green; Hooker's green; malachite green; Pigment Green 15
Authority
- Ralph Mayer, Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- R.D. Harley, R.D. Harley, Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835, Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000