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Williamsburg Native Italian Earth Oil Colors
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Italian Terra Verte #6000013
PG 23 - Natural Ferrous Silicate containing Mangnesium and Aluminum Potassium Silicates
 Transparent / Lightfastness: I - Excellent
The true Brentonica earth. Semi-transparent, slightly gritty, with a
velvet-like, soft, light-absorbing surface. A delicate green. Not an
opaque, olive or yellowish green. Giorgione's green.
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Italian Lemon Ochre #6000014
PY 43 - Natural Hydrated Iron Oxide
 Semi-Opaque / Lightfastness: I - Excellent
A light clear bright yellow. Almost too luminous to call ochre. It glows
like the Italian light.
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Italian Yellow Ochre #6000015
PY 43 - Natural Hydrated Iron Oxide
Semi-Opaque / Lightfastness: I - Excellent
Rich, clean, and brilliant. One is reminded of Sassetta's landscapes or
Renaissance illuminated manuscripts.
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Italian Orange Ochre #6000016
PBr 7 - Calcined Natural Iron Oxide
PY 43 - Natural Hydrated Iron Oxide
Semi-Opaque / Lightfastness: I - Excellent
A very beautiful deep ochre. The depth is evident in the reddish undertones
as opposed to a brownish quality. Genuine Flesh Ochre.
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Italian Green Ochre #6000017
PBr 7 - Calcined Natural Iron Oxide
PY 43 - Natural Hydrated Iron Oxide
Semi-Opaque / Lightfastness: I - Excellent
A wonderful color like fresh rattan or tobacco leaves. Not like
terra-verte, but a musky, greenish gold.
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Italian Pompeii Red #6000018
PR 102 - Calcined Natural Iron Oxide
Semi-Opaque / Lightfastness: I - Excellent
The true, intense, brilliant red of ancient Italian frescoes. Hot, glowing,
and luminous.
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Italian Rosso Veneto #6000019
PR 102 - Calcined Natural Iron Oxide
Semi-Opaque / Lightfastness: I - Excellent
Mined in the Veneto region, a true Venetian red with no orange undertones.
a clean, cool, pinkish quality.
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Italian Pozzuoli Earth #6000020
PR 102 - Calcined Natural Iron Oxide
Semi-Opaque / Lightfastness: I - Excellent
Warmer than Rosso Veneto with some orange undertones - earthy and rich.
Favored by Uccello.
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Italian Terra Rosa #6000021
PR 102 - Calcined Natural Iron Oxide
Semi-Opaque / Lightfastness: I - Excellent
Similar to Pozzuoli Earth, but stronger and earthier. The orange undertone
becomes quite pronounced.
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Italian Black Roman Earth #6000022
PBr 7 - Calcined Natural Iron Oxide containing Manganese
PBk 6 - Nearly Pure Amorphous Carbon
Semi-Opaque / Lightfastness: I - Excellent
A semi-transparent blackish earth that acts like Cassell earth though
cooler and blacker. Wonderful for mixing and perfect for glazing. Very
subtle. Great pigment for wash drawings. Better than bitumen or asphaltum.
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Italian Burnt Sienna #6000023
PBr 7 - Calcined Natural Iron Oxide
Semi-Opaque / Lightfastness: I - Excellent
Higher pitched and somewhat brighter than our other Burnt Sienna - also,
it's slightly warmer.
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Italian Raw Sienna #6000024
PY 43 - Natural Hydrated Iron Oxide
Semi-Opaque / Lightfastness: I - Excellent
This is the beautiful semi-transparent golden Italian Earth used by the
Renaissance masters. The slight gritty quality allows for exquisite
undertones.
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Italian Raw Umber #6000025
PBr 7 - Natural Iron Oxide containing Manganese
Semi-Opaque / Lightfastness: I - Excellent
At one time we were able to get what we considered to be a
"perfect" raw umber. Unfortunately the main facility in Cyprus
burned down. After testing pigments from all over the world we found this
pigment from our source in Italy. If ever there was a "perfect"
raw umber - this is it
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