Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A yellow pigment the nature of which is doubtful; perhaps a light yellow ocher or possibly a sulphid of antimony. Naples yellow, which is assumed by some to be the same as giallolino, is a mixture of white lead and chrome yellow.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A term variously employed by early writers on art, though commonly designating the yellow oxide of lead, or massicot.
Etymologies
- Italian, from giallo yellow, probably from Old High German gelo, German gelb; akin to English yellow. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Several, including massicot or giallolino, purple of Cassius reference, and Drebbel's red, predated the epoch.”
“The yellow color giallolino was prepared by heating lead and tin together, occasionally with silica added to stabilize the color and deepen the shade. 16 Some published instructions for making ultramarine from lapis lazuli recommended a long process involving calcination, extraction in vinegar, mixture into a wax-resin combination, and decanting or extraction to separate the best and several less-good coloring materials. 17 reference Although it is possible to grind, suspend, and decant lapis lazuli, the manufactured color was believed to be better, purer, and brighter.”
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