Sienna

1760

Since the Renaissance, it has been one of the brown pigments most widely used by artists. The first recorded use of sienna as a colour name in English was in 1760. ==Earth colours== Like the other earth colours, such as yellow ochre and umber, sienna is a clay containing iron oxide, called limonite, which in its natural state has a yellowish colour.

1853

On the Colour Index International, the pigment is known as PR-102. This version is from the Italian Ferrario 1919 colour list. The first recorded use of burnt sienna as a colour name in English was in 1853. ====Burnt sienna pigment (Maerz and Paul)==== This variation of burnt sienna is from the Maerz and Paul "A Dictionary of Color" from 1930.

1919

The pigment name for natural raw sienna from the Colour Index International, shown on the labels of oil paints, is PY-43. This box at right shows a variation of raw sienna from the Italian Ferrario 1919 colour list. ===Burnt sienna=== Burnt sienna contains a large proportion of anhydrous iron oxide.

On the Colour Index International, the pigment is known as PR-102. This version is from the Italian Ferrario 1919 colour list. The first recorded use of burnt sienna as a colour name in English was in 1853. ====Burnt sienna pigment (Maerz and Paul)==== This variation of burnt sienna is from the Maerz and Paul "A Dictionary of Color" from 1930.

1930

On the Colour Index International, the pigment is known as PR-102. This version is from the Italian Ferrario 1919 colour list. The first recorded use of burnt sienna as a colour name in English was in 1853. ====Burnt sienna pigment (Maerz and Paul)==== This variation of burnt sienna is from the Maerz and Paul "A Dictionary of Color" from 1930.

1940

It became, along with umber and yellow ochre, one of the standard browns used by artists from the 16th to 19th centuries, including Caravaggio (1571-1610) and Rembrandt (1606-1669), who used all the earth colours, including ochre, sienna and umber, in his palette. By the 1940s, the traditional sources in Italy were nearly exhausted.




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