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.
Annunciation (Hours of the Virgin, Matins)
The Annunciation miniature is surrounded by a full historiated border showing God addressing Moses from the Burning Bush and Moses receiving the Tablets of the Law. The central miniature is the work of the Painter of Additional 15677, while one of his most talented associates painted the border.
Related content: Book of Hours
- Artists: Associates of the Painter of Additional 15677
- Artists: The Painter of Additional 15677
- Texts and Images: Hours of the Virgin
- Artists' Materials: Blue pigments
- Artists' Materials: Differences in palette
- Artists' Materials: Green pigments and mixtures
- Artists' Materials: Yellow and orange pigments