Lorenzo Lotto, Transfiguration of Christ
Lorenzo Lotto, Transfiguration of Christ: Pigment analysis of the painting of the Gospel episode produced in 1510–1512.
Neutron Activation Autoradiography
Neutron Activation Autoradiography is an imaging method that allows the mapping of several pigments in the inner layers of a painting.
Carmine Kermes
An extensive collection of information, images and videos on the ancient natural pigment carmine kermes which was known since Biblical times.
Carmine Cochineal
An extensive collection of information, images, and videos on the natural pigment carmine cochineal which was known since Biblical times.
Antonello da Messina, San Cassiano Altarpiece
Antonello da Messina, San Cassiano Altarpiece: Pigment analysis with ample information data about this important painting.
Antonello de Saliba, Virgin with the Child
Antonello di Saliba, Virgin with the Child: The pigment analysis and other relevant information on this Renaissance painting.
Rembrandt, The Night Watch
Rembrandt, The Night Watch: Pigment analysis and other relevant information on the painting technique and pigments used by the painter.
Veronese, Christ Bearing the Cross
Veronese, Christ bearing the cross, produced around 1571 on commission for the Cuccina family of Venetian cloth merchants.
Van Gogh, The Schoolboy
Vincent van Gogh, The Schoolboy: Pigment analysis of this portrait of Camille Roulin, son of the Arles postman, Joseph Roulin.
Van Gogh, The Arlesienne
Van Gogh, The Arlesienne depicts a portrait of Madame Ginoux, the proprietress of the Café de la Gare in Arles.
Van Gogh, Landscape with Couple Walking and Crescent Moon
Van Gogh, Landscape with Couple Walking and Crescent Moon was painted in San Rémy in Provence during van Gogh’s stay in the mental hospital.
Van Gogh, The Stone Bench in the Asylum at Saint-Rémy
Van Gogh, The Stone Bench in the Asylum at Saint-Rémy is one of the works painted during the stay of the artist in the hospital Saint Paul.
Fayum Mummy Portrait of a Woman
Fayum mummy portrait of a woman is a work of art executed in encaustic technique on wood which has been created around 2nd century A.D.
Piet Mondrian, Broadway Boogie Woogie
Piet Mondrian, Broadway Boogie Woogie: The pigment analysis of the second to last painting of the artist painted while he lived in New York
Renoir, Woman Tying Her Shoe
Renoir, Woman tying her shoe is one of the last paintings by Renoir. The pigment analysis gives insight into artist’s painting technique.
Amedeo Modigliani, Self-Portrait
Amedeo Modigliani, Self-Portrait 1919 Paintings sorted by   Historical period  |   Painter  |  Subject matter  |  Pigments used Search for: Overview Medium: Oil Support: Canvas Size: 100 cm x 64,5 cm Art period: Expressionism, Fauvism Museum of Contemporary...
Raphael, Deposition
Raphael, Deposition Baglioni 1507 Paintings sorted by   Historical period  |   Painter  |  Subject matter  |  Pigments used Search for: Overview Medium: Oil Support: Wood Size: 179 x 174 cm Art period: High RenaissanceBorghese Gallery RomePainting The painting is...
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.
Wall Painting in the Tomb of Pharaoh Ay
Wall painting in the Tomb of Pharaoh Ay 18th Dynasty, ca 1320 BC Paintings sorted by   Historical period  |   Painter  |  Subject matter  |  Pigments used Search for: Image © by Robert Fuchs, University of Applied Sciences, Cologne Overview Pharaoh Ay was the...
Wall Painting in the Tomb of Pharaoh Siptah
Wall painting in the Tomb of Pharaoh Siptah is an excellent example of the use of Egyptian blue and red ochre in ancient Egypt.
Jackson Pollock, Mural
Jackson Pollock, Mural is a monumental painting ordered by Peggy Guggenheim combining the traditional easel painting and the art of the large mural.
Tyrian Purple
Tyrian purple is one of the oldest, most valued and most expensive pigments. It had been first produced from shellfish in the Phoenician city of Tyre.
Sandro Botticelli, Three Miracles of Saint Zenobius
Sandro Botticelli, Three Miracles of Saint Zenobius depicts episodes from the life of the patron saint of the city of Florence.
Sandro Botticelli, Four Scenes from the Early Life of Saint Zenobius
Sandro Botticelli, Four Scenes from the Early Life of Saint Zenobius is one of the series of four paintings depicting episodes from the life of the patron saint of the city of Florence.
Phthalocyanine green
Phthalocyanine green is a bluish green pigment with outstanding lightfastness and stability commercially produced since 1938.
Jackson Pollock, Alchemy
Jackson Pollock, Alchemy is one of the seminal works of the abstract expressionism executed in Pollock’s unique action painting style.
Edvard Munch, Old Man in Warnemünde
An illustrated pigment analysis of this expressionist painting from the late period of painter’s life.
Amedeo Modigliani, Jeanne Hébuterne
Amadeo Modigliani, Jeanne Hébuterne: the pigment analysis of this softly glowing and swiftly executed portrait of the artist’s wife in her pregnancy.
Amedeo Modigliani, Portrait of a Young Woman
Amadeo Modigliani, Portrait of a Young Woman: the pigment analysis revealed a limited palette with the exception of the rather rare chrome orange.
Titian, Death of Actaeon
An extensive collection of information on the pigment analysis and other artistic and technical aspects of Titian, Death of Actaeon.
Titian, Diana and Actaeon
An extensive collection of information on the pigment analysis and other artistic and technical aspects of Titian, Diana and Actaeon.
Titian, Diana and Callisto
An extensive collection of information on the pigment analysis and other artistic and technical aspects of Titian, Diana and Callisto.
Resources Claude Monet
Claude Monet: Collection of resources such as books publications, websites, and videos on this foremost impressionist painter.
Picasso, The Blue Room
Pablo Picasso, ‘The Blue Room’ is a work from his Blue period. The recent scientific analysis discovered a hidden portrait of a man beneath the surface of the painting.
Vermeer, Girl with the Red Hat
Johannes Vermeer, ‘Girl with a Red Hat’ is one of the two Vermeer’s paintings painted on a wooden panel and is his smallest but one of his most beloved works.
Vermeer, The Concert
Johannes Vermeer, ‘The Concert’ is one of the several paintings depicting domestic scenes with the protagonists engaged in playing musical instruments.
Vermeer, The Little Street
Vermeer, ‘A little street’ is an unusual painting in Vermeer’s work and also in its time showing an unspectacular line of ordinary houses.
Vermeer, Officer and Laughing Girl
Vermeer, ‘Officer and Laughing Girl’ is one of his first mature works showing masterful handling of light and space and deliberate choice of pigments.
Vermeer, A Maid Asleep
Vermeer, ‘A Maid Asleep’ is most probably the first of Vermeer’s genre paintings depicting a woman or a girl in a household setting.
YInMn blue
An extensive collection of information on properties, preparation, identification, and use of YInMn blue – the recently discovered very stable blue pigment.
Pompeiian red
Pompeiian red is actually burnt sienna originating from Tuscany in Italy. The main color giving component of this pigment is iron oxide.
Vantablack
An extensive collection of information on the properties, preparation, use, and identification of Vantablack, the blackest pigment known to man.
Spinel black
Spinel black is the blackest of all pigments except for the recently prepared Vantablack. It has excellent stability and hiding power.
Graphite
Graphite black is a natural black pigment which has been employed in painting since antiquity. It is extraordinarily stable and lightfast.
Peach stone black
Peach stone black is a pigment of vegetable origin prepared by charring peach stones and used since Renaissance times. It is stable and lightfast.
Grape seed black
Grape seed black is a pigment of vegetable origin prepared by charring grape seeds. It is of bluish-black color and is very stable and lightfast.
Titanium dioxide white
Titanium dioxide white is the most modern of the white pigments. It has been in broad use since the 1920s due to its lightfastness and chemical stability.
Stil de grain
Stil de grain is a natural yellow pigment derived from unripe buckthorn berries and favored by painters such as Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Rubens.
Chrome red
Chrome red (basic lead chromate) is a rather unstable red pigment with excellent hiding power which was rarely employed in European oil painting.
Antimony orange
Antimony orange (golden sulfur of antimony) is a compound of antimony, sulfur, and oxygen. Its color can vary from yellow to orange to deep red.