Violet carmine

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Description

An early name for a mixed violet compound made from Cobalt blue and Alizarin crimson. Violet carmine was not lightfast and is no longer in use.

Sources Checked for Data in Record

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

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