Yellow pigment

Experiment

Heritage

Other

Technology

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

Material

Ceramic
Pigments and glazes

Craft

Ceramics and pottery-making

General Technique

Other

Specific Technique

Calcination

Properties & Qualities

Application

Art Sample making

Qualities

Colourful

Colour

Yellow

Sample Information

Date of creation

October 1st, 2021

Culture & Context

Pigment re-worked from a 17th-century 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+NaCl

Credits

Craft Maker

Umberto Veronesi

Photographer

Umberto Veronesi

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