Pigments through the Ages

              
/ nae pulls   yel • low /
Naples yellow
 
 
   

     
 

  1.  Overview  
  2. History
of use
 
  3. Making the
pigment
 
  4. Technical
details
 
  
  Brief description of Naples yellow:   
       One of the oldest synthetic pigments with very good hiding power and good chemical stability. 

  Names for Naples yellow:   
        
Pronounciation:
nae pulls   yel • low
Alternative names:
Lead antimonate yellow
Non-English names:
 German  
 
 French  
 
 Italian 
 Neapelgelb, Bleiantimonat 
 jaune d'antimoine 
 giallo di Napoli 
Chemical name:
Lead(II)-antimonate

A painted swatch of Naples yellow:

  

  Source of Naples yellow:   
        
Natural mineral:

bindheimite

identical with the mineral bindheimite (at Mineralogy Database)


Other yellows        
(intro) - - cadmium yellow - chrome yellow - Cobalt yellow - Indian yellow      
lead tin yellow - Lemon yellow - Naples yellow - Orpiment - Orpiment - Yellow ochre        

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