High-quality natural green earth from Cyprus, gives a unique cool dark green hue.
The pigment is prepared by careful selection, grinding, washing, and levigation in controlled environmental conditions by an innovative approach.
• Alternative names: Glauconite, natural green earth
• Color index: Pigment Green 23
• History of use: Since prehistoric times
• Non-toxic
• Lightfastness (UV resistance): 8 (excellent)
• Suitability: Acrylics, Fresco, Oil, Tempera, Watercolor
• Origin: Nicosia region, Cyprus
• 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
References/Βιβλιογραφία:
(1) Fanost A., Gimat, A., de Viguerie, L., Martinetto P., Giot A.-C., Clémancey M., Blondin G., Gaslain F., Glanville H., Walter P., Mériguet G., Rollet A.-L., Jaber M., Revisiting the identification of commercial and historical green earth pigments. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2020, 584, 124035.
(2) Kühn H., Die Pigmente in den Gemälden der Schack-Galerie, in: Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen (Ed.) Schack-Galerie (Gemäldekataloge Bd. II), München 1969.
(3) Ligia Maria Moretto, Emilio Francesco Orsega, Gian Antonio Mazzocchin, Spectroscopic methods for the analysis of celadonite and glauconite in Roman green wall paintings, Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 12, Issue 4, October–December 2011, Pages 384–391.
