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1.  Overview     2. History of use     3. Making the pigment     4. Technical details

Brief description of Vermilion:           An orangish red pigment with excellent hiding power and good permanence.    Names for Vermilion:             Pronounciation: vir • mill • eon Word origin: The name "Vermilion" comes from Latin vermiculus = small worm, cochineal (which yields a red dye), from vermis = worm. Non-English names:  German      French      Italian   Zinnober   vermillon; mineral: cinabre   vermiglio; mineral: cinabro  Chemical name: mercuric sulfide

A painted swatch of Vermilion:

Other reds         (intro) - Madder lake (alizarine) - realgar - red lead - Red ochre - vermilion