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

About the chemical structure:          Chemical name: Lead(II)-antimonate Formula: Pb(SbO3)2 or Pb(SbO4)2 Crystal system: Bindheimite: Isometric - Gyroidal (at Mineralogy Database) Refractive index: 2.01 - 2.28

A swatch of Naples yellow paint:

How can you identify Naples yellow?          Chemical identification: n/a Spectra: Raman spectra (at University College London)   Usage and handling:          Permanence: Toxicity: excellent very toxic   Literature:             O’Shea, M. L., A Historical and Chemical Analysis of the Artists’ Pigment Naples Yellow (PhD Thesis), Reed College 1981 Artists’ Pigments A Handbook of Their History and Characteristics, Vol. 1, L. Feller, Ed, Cambridge University Press, London 1986, p. 219-254

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