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Verdigris is a naturally occurring protective layer on metals such as copper, brass, and bronze. In addition to be a desirable artistic effect, it has been used primarily as a pigment and now-outdated medicinal preparations. Pigment. Verdigris has been used as a pigment since antiquity, including in paintings in Rome and Pompeii.
Why Renaissance Paintings Aren’t as Green as They Used to Be
But like many pigments popular in the 15th through 17th centuries, verdigris is toxic and unstable, Arthur DiFuria, an art historian at the Savannah College of Art and Design, explained in an ...
VERDIGRIS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
VERDIGRIS definition: 1. a blue-green layer that forms on copper, brass, or bronze 2. a blue-green layer that forms on…. Learn more.
Verdigris - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
Verdigris is the blue-green tarnish on certain metals after they are left outside for a long period of time. A lot of churches have rooftops coated with verdigris, and many capitol buildings have verdigris on their domes. Bronze, brass, and copper metals get verdigris because of exposure to air and wetness, especially saltwater.
The Changing Nature of Verdigris - Copper
Verdigris is a green compound that forms on copper as it weathers. It was used as a pigment from the Middle Ages until the 19th century. The word "verdigris" literally means "green of Greece" (vert-de-Grice), and has similar variations in Middle English and Old French.
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