Ivory black

Esquema

Getty AAT: Materials (matter)

Jerarquía

<materials by function> > colorant (material) > pigment > <pigment by color> > black pigment > organic black pigment > carbon black > bone black

Descripción

High-grade, fine-grain, dense black pigment originally made by burning pure ivory. It is perhaps the most widely used black pigment in the artist's palette. Current formulations of ivory black usually contain a fine grade of bone black with some Prussian blue.

Subcategorías

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300013152

Otros términos

  • ivoorzwart [nl]
  • noir d'ivoire [fr]
  • Elfenbeinschwarz [de]
  • negro de marfil [es]
  • black, ivory [en]
  • blue black (bone black) [en]
  • noire d'ivoire [fr]