ultramarine
Persia
15th Century
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
If not prepared properly, it tends to fall off the surface (p. 300). Used extensively by painters B and C in the Herat workshop for blue tones (p. 302).
Original Recipe Text
If not prepared properly, it tends to fall off the surface (p. 300). Used extensively by painters B and C in the Herat workshop for blue tones (p. 302).
Evidence
"Identifying ultramarine is very challenging due to its light element... but in this study, we easily identified both of these colour by FORS."
Remarks
Ultramarine and copper greens are used as examples to judge the technical skill of the painter based on their preparation and preservation state (p. 300).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionNa8""[Al6Si6O24]Sn
Analytical Techniques
FORS
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Binderglue
ColorBlue
RegionPersia
Approx. Year1450
Source Information
AuthorAnonymous
Collectionmanuscript RAS 239
Language
N/A
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