Cinnabar + white lead

Ingredients

cinnabar, white lead

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

Painter Persian 9A used a combination of cinnabar and white lead to create pink and violet tones instead of organic dyes like Indian lac or cochineal (p. 257).

Evidence

"But at the late 14th century painter “Persian 9A” did not use either these two dyes and instead used a combination of cinnabar + white lead to create pink and violet (Fig. 5-161)."

Remarks

This painter used violet and purple tones very sparingly compared to later painters in the same region (p. 257).