The use of pigments
Follow these various links to find out more about the ways that pigments have been produced throughout history.
Some of the links may be a surprise - links with the slave trade and exploitation of insects. Some of these issues might link well with work around the Sustainable Development Goals.
Natural pigments
https://www.invaluable.com/blog/natural-pigments/
Vermeer's Pallette
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/research/about-research/the-meaning-of-making/vermeer-and-technique/vermeers-palette
Indigo - What one colour tells us about a painting
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/stories/what-can-one-colour-tell-us-about-a-painting-indigo
Cochineal - a bug that influenced the work of artists
https://smarthistory.org/cochineal/
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20180202-the-insect-that-painted-europe-red
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/behind-the-scenes/chemistry-of-colour-red-lakes
Ultramarine and Lapis Lazuli
https://www.jacksonsart.com/blog/2019/11/05/the-story-of-ultramarine-blue-and-french-ultramarine/
The history of various pigments
https://www.jacksonsart.com/blog/tag/pigment/
Colour in art :a brief history of gold
https://artuk.org/discover/stories/colour-in-art-a-brief-history-of-gold
The corpse on the canvas: the story of 'mummy brown' painthttps://artuk.org/discover/stories/the-corpse-on-the-canvas-the-story-of-mummy-brown-paint
Pink! A very Rococo colour
https://artuk.org/discover/stories/pink-a-very-rococo-colour
Colour in art: a brief history of blue pigment
https://artuk.org/discover/stories/colour-in-art-a-brief-history-of-blue-pigment
Some of the links may be a surprise - links with the slave trade and exploitation of insects. Some of these issues might link well with work around the Sustainable Development Goals.
Natural pigments
https://www.invaluable.com/blog/natural-pigments/
Vermeer's Pallette
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/research/about-research/the-meaning-of-making/vermeer-and-technique/vermeers-palette
Indigo - What one colour tells us about a painting
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/stories/what-can-one-colour-tell-us-about-a-painting-indigo
Cochineal - a bug that influenced the work of artists
https://smarthistory.org/cochineal/
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20180202-the-insect-that-painted-europe-red
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/behind-the-scenes/chemistry-of-colour-red-lakes
Ultramarine and Lapis Lazuli
https://www.jacksonsart.com/blog/2019/11/05/the-story-of-ultramarine-blue-and-french-ultramarine/
The history of various pigments
https://www.jacksonsart.com/blog/tag/pigment/
Colour in art :a brief history of gold
https://artuk.org/discover/stories/colour-in-art-a-brief-history-of-gold
The corpse on the canvas: the story of 'mummy brown' painthttps://artuk.org/discover/stories/the-corpse-on-the-canvas-the-story-of-mummy-brown-paint
Pink! A very Rococo colour
https://artuk.org/discover/stories/pink-a-very-rococo-colour
Colour in art: a brief history of blue pigment
https://artuk.org/discover/stories/colour-in-art-a-brief-history-of-blue-pigment
