When
Wednesday, 10 January, 2024
19:30
DETAILS
Dr. Ruth Siddall University College London
On Zoom
Meeting Opens 10 minutes before the event. Zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86573170035?pwd=8vxcYvGaV5QlttakY5XkWEKcqlTpt2.1
Outcrops to Paintbox, mineral pigments in artists paints.
Soft, coloured minerals which leave a strong streak have been employed as pigments for the last 500 thousand years. This talk will introduce some of the main minerals used as pigments, their chemistry and properties and discuss how they have been used in paintings throughout art history.
