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Diego Velazquez
Listed are the ingredients Velazquez used to make his colors:
White: Lead White and calcite Yellow: Yellow Iron Oxide, lead-tin yellow, Naples Yellow Orange: orange iron oxide and vermilion of mercury Red: red iron oxide, vermilion of mercury, organic red lake. Blue: Azurite, lapiz lazuli and smalt Brown: brown iron oxide and manganese oxide Black: organic black of vegetal or animal origin Green: azurite, iron oxide and lead tin-yellow Purple: organic red lake and azurite Source: "Velazquez: The Technique of Genius" by Jonathan Brown |
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Here is a picture of his palette.
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