Green pigments and mixtures
Artists' Materials
Green hues were obtained in a variety of ways: copper sulphates, copper carbonates as well as mixtures of azurite with lead-tin yellow and an organic yellow were identified. The individual artists seemed to favour one or more of these greens, which helps define their ‘signature’ palette.
Areas painted with copper sulphates were often found to contain high amounts of silicon. This may be due to the presence of quartz and other silicates, which would be naturally mixed with mineral copper sulphates.
Crucifixion (Hours of the Cross)
This page was illuminated by the Painter of Additional 15677. The Crucifixion miniature includes the Virgin, St John, two holy women and Roman soldiers. The architectural border shows scenes from Christ’s Passion within roundels: the Agony in the Garden, Betrayal, Christ before Pilate, Flagellation, Crowning with Thorns, Carrying of the Cross and the Entombment.