Sanguine Glass Paint, E2

Experiment

Heritage

Research

Technology

Sanguine reconstruction of a recipe by Antonio Neri (1612)

Material

Ceramic
Pigments and glazes

Craft

Other

General Technique

Combining
Surface modifying
Other

Specific Technique

Mixing; Grinding; Painting

Properties & Qualities

Application

Art, Sample making

Qualities

2D, Colourful, Rigid, Translucent

Colour

Orange

Sample Information

Date of creation

09/04/2019

Process & Production

This recipe instructed that iron filings were treated with wine vinegar in a clay bowl and dried in the sun. For this reconstruction the clay bowl was placed inside, on a windowsill exposed to the sun. When completely dried, the filings were ground and passed through a 700 µm sieve. The largest particles remaining were exposed to wine vinegar and dried in the sun before being sieved again. Particles which passed through the sieve were kept. Finally, the powder was mixed with gum Arabic dissolved in vinegar and painted on glass.Find more at:
Â. Santos, M. Vilarigues (2019). Sanguine Paint: Production, Characterization, and Adhesion to the Glass Substrate. Studies in Conservation 64, 4, 221-239.

Recipe Details

Ingredients:
iron fillings (Fe), wine vinegar, gum arabic.
Recipe Source: Sanguine reconstruction of recipe number 17 by Antonio Neri (“L’Arte Vetraria”, 1612, pp 17).

Credits

Craft Maker

Ângela Santos

Library Contributor

VICARTE, NOVA

Photographer

Ângela Santos