Yellow Pigment

Experiment

Heritage

Research

Technology

Naples yellow recipe from a 17th-century Italian treatise on miniature painting

Material

Experimental materials
Pigments and glazes

Craft

Ceramics and pottery-making

General Technique

Other

Specific Technique

calcination

Properties & Qualities

Application

Art

Qualities

Colourful

Colour

Yellow

Sample Information

Date of creation

10/01/2021

Culture & Context

Pigment re-worked from a recipe given by the painter Valerio Mariani who calls it
“Potters’ Yellow”

Process & Production

The ingredients were mixed, spread on an unglazed industrial tile and fired to
950°C for 5 hours, with a 5°C/min ramp

Recipe Details

PbO+Sb2O3+SnO2+NaCl

Credits

Craft Maker

Umberto Veronesi

Library Contributor

VICARTE, NOVA

Photographer

Umberto Veronesi