Pigment analyses of paintings

Learn about pigments used by artists in paintings from all historical periods.
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Experts discover traces of rare artificial pigment on Egyptian mummy portraits and panel paintings
Experts discover traces of rare artificial pigment on #Egyptian mummy portraits and panel #paintings.
Girl with the pearl earring | Mauritshuis
Who's that Girl? Girl with a Pearl Earring blog
Uncovering the Secrets of the ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ (Published 2018)
Uncovering the Secrets of the ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ - The New York Times
Titian, Diana and Callisto - ColourLex
Titian, 'Diana and Callisto', 1556-59. Titian’s depiction of the dramatic story of deceit and shame. Jupiter seduces Callisto in the guise of a woman, whereupon Diana transforms her into a bear.
Vermeer, The Concert - Pigment Analysis at ColourLex
Vermeer, ‘The Concert’ is one of the several paintings depicting domestic scenes with the protagonists engaged in playing musical instruments. The painting has been stolen in 1990 and was never recovered. The pigment analysis revealed a palette consisting of natural ultramarine, lead white, charcoal black, umber, green earth, vermilion, and madder lake.
Vermeer, Girl with the Red Hat - ColourLex
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.
Picasso, The Blue Room - ColourLex
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, The Little Street - ColourLex
Johannes Vermeer, 'A Little Street' ca 1658
Vermeer, Girl With a Pearl Earring - ColourLex
Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring is an exceptional example of Vermeer’s genius, it is a portrait of an unknown girl or maybe a generalized female head (called a ‘tronie’ in Netherlands).
Rembrandt, Portrait of Jacob Trip - ColourLex
Rembrandt, Portrait of Jacob Trip (ca 1661) and its companion portrait of his wife Margaretha de Geer are examples of Rembrandt’s popularity as a portrait painter in the last decade of his life.
Rembrandt, An Elderly Man as Saint Paul - ColourLex
Rembrandt, 'An Elderly Man as Saint Paul' shows the apostle with a book and a sword as his attributes. The pigment analysis revealed a palette consisting of red, brown and yellow ochres, bone black, lead white, vermilion, smalt and azurite.
Rembrandt, A Woman Bathing in a Stream - ColourLex
Rembrandt, A Woman bathing in a Stream, 1654, is an exceptional work in its spontaneity and masterful handling of the subject.