azurite + copper-based green
Shiraz
15th Century
Recipe Details
Ingredients
azurite blue, copper-based green pigment, malachite (possibly)
Preparation Steps
A 'pistachio green' color created by combining azurite and a copper green (p. 150). The painters may have pulverised ore containing both pigments (as they occur naturally together) or mixed the refined pigments manually (p. 150).
Original Recipe Text
A 'pistachio green' color created by combining azurite and a copper green (p. 150). The painters may have pulverised ore containing both pigments (as they occur naturally together) or mixed the refined pigments manually (p. 150).
Evidence
"this very special shade of green colour has been created by a combination of azurite blue pigment with copper-based green pigment"
Remarks
In natural mineral samples, azurite is often associated with malachite. The intense copper peak in XRF confirms this presence (p. 150-151). Used for architectural components, clothes, and backgrounds.
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionCu
Analytical Techniques
FORS
XRF
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorGreen
RegionShiraz
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
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