High-quality natural black earth from Italy, gives a unique black hue. The pigment is prepared by careful selection, grinding, washing, and levigation in controlled environmental conditions by an innovative approach.
• Alternative names: Manganese black
• Chemical name: mixed oxide of manganese and iron
• Formula: (Fe,Mn)3O4
• Color index: Pigment Black 33
• History of use: Since prehistoric times
• Non-toxic
• Lightfastness (UV resistance): 8 (excellent)
• Suitability: Acrylics, Lime / Fresco, Ceramic, Oil, Tempera, Watercolor / Gouache
• Origin: Italy
• Custom quantity is available upon request, please contact us for more information.
• Shipped within 1 to 3 weeks of the purchase date. Rush delivery may be available at an additional charge. Please contact us for more information. The color dust is shipped in a secure package.
• Free shipping in Greece
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References/Βιβλιογραφία:
(1) B. Guineau, M. Lorblanchet, B. Gratuze, L. Dulin, P. Roger, R. Akrich, Fabrice Muller, Manganese Black Pigments in Prehistoric Paintings: the Case of the Black Frieze of Pech Merle (France), Archaeometry, Wiley, 2001, 43, pp.211-225. doi: <10.1111/1475-4754.00015>
(2) Chalmin Emilie; Menu Michel; Vignaud Colette, Analysis of rock art painting and technology of Palaeolithic painters, Measurement Science and Technology 14(9): 1590–1597. doi:10.1088/0957-0233/14/9/310
(3) François Schweizer and Anne Rinuy, Manganese Black as an Etruscan Pigment, Studies in Conservation, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Aug., 1982), pp. 118-123.
(4) Kühn, H. Pigmente in den Gemälden der Schack-Galerie, Doerner Institut, 1975.
(5) Marcela Sepúlveda, Sebastián Gutiérrez, Marcelo Campos Vallette, Vivien G. Standen, Bernardo T. Arriaza and José J. Cárcamo-Vega, Micro-Raman spectral identification of manganese oxides black pigments in an archaeological context in Northern Chile, Heritage Science 2015, 3:32. DOI: 10.1186/s40494-015-0061-2.
(6) Nicholas Eastaugh, Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, Ruth Siddall, Pigment Compendium, Routledge, 2008, p. 255
