Van Gogh, Bedroom in Arles
Van Gogh, Bedroom in Arles: the pigment analysis shows the use of chrome yellow, cobalt blue, and vermilion among other pigments.
Multispectral Imaging
Multispectral imaging of paintings widens considerably the scope of the information which can be obtained from the images in different regions of the spectrum.
Degas, After the Bath
After the Bath: The pigment analysis of this painting by Degas shows an extraordinary rich palette of commercially available pastel pigments mixtures.
Malevich, Suprematist Painting
Malevich explored pure light and pure colour by choosing pigments according to the light spectrum and employing optical phenomena.
Infrared Spectroscopy
Infrared spectroscopy is a classical analytical method for identification of pigments and binding materials in paintings.
Edvard Munch, Madonna
The pigment analysis shows that Munch used a multitude of old and modern pigments to achieve the expressive colour harmony.
Claude Monet, Bathers at La Grenouillère
Bathing at La Grenouillère is a seminal work by C. Monet constituting a turning point in his development of a spontaneous painting technique ‘en plein air’.
Van Gogh, The Starry Night
The painting’s strength lies in the stark contrast between the calm sleeping village and the dramatic, swirling and menacing sky.
Canaletto, Stonemason’s Yard
Stonemason’s Yard is another sight of Venice where the sky is painted with Prussian blue shortly after its discovery by Diesbach in Germany.
Canaletto, The Feast Day of Saint Roch
The Feastday of Saint Roch: Canaletto’s use of Prussian blue for the sky is one of the earliest occurrences of this pigment in the history of painting.
Edvard Munch, The Scream
‘The scream’, a haunting image of a figure standing on a bridge. One of the most celebrated and recognized paintings in the history of Art.
Gamboge
Gamboge is a gum resin produced from various trees growing in south Asia. It was not frequently used in oil painting.
Timeline for red pigments
Timeline for red pigments describes the historical development of these pigments and gives the first date of use of all pigments of this colour.
Timeline for yellow pigments
Timeline for yellow pigments describes the historical development of these pigments and gives the first date of use of all pigments of this colour.
Timeline for orange pigments
Timeline for orange pigments describes the historical development of these pigments and gives the first date of use of all pigments of this colour.
Timeline for brown pigments
Timeline for brown pigments describes the historical development of these pigments and gives the first date of use of all pigments of this colour.
Timeline for green pigments
Timeline for green pigments describes the historical development of these pigments and gives the first date of use of all pigments of this colour.
Pigment timelines
Pigment timelines contain information on the historical development and the first dates of use for pigments of each colour.
Veronese, Christ Bearing the Cross
Veronese, Christ bearing the cross, produced around 1571 on commission for the Cuccina family of Venetian cloth merchants.
Antonello da Messina, San Cassiano Altarpiece
Antonello da Messina, San Cassiano Altarpiece: Pigment analysis with ample information data about this important painting.