Ventilago

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Description

A natural red dye obtained from the plant Ventilago maderaspatana native to the East Indies (Mayer 1969). Ventilago has poor lightfastness.

Resources and Citations

  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

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