{"product_id":"naples-yellow-pigment-425137721","title":"Naples Yellow Pigment","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaples Yellow is a historic, opaque yellow pigment made from lead antimonate (Pb₂Sb₂O₇). It produces a warm, slightly orange-leaning yellow that ranges from pale cream to deep golden depending on preparation. Its strong opacity, covering power, and permanence made it one of the most important yellows in European painting for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolors, it gives a dense, matte wash; in oils and tempera it provides rich, buttery highlights and blends beautifully with earths and reds for naturalistic skin tones. Unlike organic yellows, Naples Yellow retains its warmth and body, making it invaluable for underpainting and glazing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaples Yellow is one of the oldest known synthetic pigments, with origins in the Bronze Age. It was used in Egyptian faience and Mesopotamian glazes, but its systematic preparation as a painter\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003es pigment became widespread in the Renaissance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the 15th\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e17th centuries, it was one of the most common yellows in Europe, employed by artists such as Titian, Rembrandt, and Watteau. It was especially prized for portraiture, fresco, and oil painting due to its stability and versatility in mixing. In the pictured artwork \"Corner of a Caf\u003cspan\u003ee \u003c\/span\u003eConcert\" by Edouard Manet, Naples Yellow is used for the rich yellow of the shutters, the warm woods, and mixed throughout with Chrome Yellow and Lemon Yellow to create tinges of sunlight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 19th century, however, Naples Yellow began to decline in use, gradually replaced by safer pigments such as chrome yellow (lead chromate), cadmium yellow, and modern synthetics. Today, authentic lead antimonate Naples Yellow is rare, manufactured primarily for conservation and historical authenticity. Modern Naples Yellow hues in commercial paints are typically mixtures of titanium white, cadmium yellow, and other pigments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONTAINS LEAD. WEAR P100 FULL FACE OR HALF FACE PLUS GOGGLES RESPIRATOR. DO NOT SWALLOW OR INHALE.¬†WEAR GLOVES AND DO NOT ALLOW IT TO BE ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. P95 IS NOT SUFFICIENT.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePigment Information\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePigment Type: Synthetic Inorganic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChemical Composition: Pb₂Sb₂O₇ (Lead Antimonate)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuitable Mediums: Watercolor, Oil, Tempera, Acrylic, Encaustic, Cold Wax, Casein, Milk, Swedish Flour, Lime \/ Fresco, Ceramics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLightfastness: Excellent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpacity: Opaque\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Names: Giallolino, Jaune d\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003eAntimoine, Antimony Yellow, True Naples Yellow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColor Index Code: PY41\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePictured Artwork: \"Corner of a Caf\u003cspan\u003ee \u003c\/span\u003eConcert\" by Edouard Manet from the National Gallery\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morrow Archival","offers":[{"title":"2 Grams","offer_id":47875260448990,"sku":"PS-644-0000-0002g","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 Grams","offer_id":47875260481758,"sku":"PS-644-0000-0010g","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20 Grams","offer_id":47875260514526,"sku":"PS-644-0000-0020g","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50 Grams","offer_id":47875260547294,"sku":"PS-644-0000-0050g","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Grams","offer_id":47875260580062,"sku":"PS-644-0000-0100g","price":128.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 Grams","offer_id":47875260612830,"sku":"PS-644-0000-0500g","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0739\/2821\/2702\/files\/5ba4a500-1c65-44fd-bd82-742dca27adda-copy.jpg?v=1769982691","url":"https:\/\/morrowarchival.com\/products\/naples-yellow-pigment-425137721","provider":"Morrow Archival","version":"1.0","type":"link"}