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.
Creation of Eve (Hours of the Virgin, Prime)
The historiated initial D shows God creating Eve from Adam’s side. The historiated border depicts the Sibyl showing the vision of the Virgin and Child to Emperor Octavian. The integral landscape unites the scenes within the initial and border. This page was painted by one of the most talented associates of the Painter of Additional 15677.