The Macclesfield Psalter
Painting the flesh
Artists' Techniques
Flesh tones contain mostly lead white, with occasional additions of small amounts of earth pigments and red lead. Some figures, like the wild man (fol. 58r) and St John the Baptist (fol. 133r) have green or blue flesh tones, obtained with verdigris and indigo respectively.
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Folio 1 v
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Folio 20 v
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Folio 58 r
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Folio 77 r
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Folio 133 r
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Folio 162 v