cinnabar, red lead

Ingredients

cinnabar, red lead

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

The study notes that cinnabar and red lead are consistently used for red and orange tones across the Inju, Timurid, and Turkman styles of Shiraz (p. 232). In some instances, cinnabar was used for small flowers or staining blood, sometimes alternating with cochineal (p. 232).

Evidence

"The two pigments cinnabar and red lead have been used in all three painting styles of Shiraz as red and orange (Fig. 5-129). In fact, the results of this study once again confirmed that these two pigments have been used by painters as red and orange in all cities and historical periods."

Remarks

The study confirms these two pigments are ubiquitous across all historical periods and cities studied. Their usage is relatively stable compared to the more variable use of ocher or cochineal (p. 232).