{"product_id":"rosso-veneto-earth-pigment-425137905","title":"Rosso Veneto Earth Pigment","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosso Veneto, or Venetian Wine Red Ochre, is a traditional natural earth pigment sourced from mineral-rich soils of the Veneto region in Italy. It produces a deep, warm red with subtle violet undertones, evoking the rich hues of aged red wine. This pigment is known for its natural durability, excellent opacity, and harmonious blending qualities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompared to brighter synthetic reds, Rosso Veneto offers a subdued, organic warmth with gentle tonal variations, making it ideal for underpainting, flesh tones, and earthy palettes. It performs beautifully across mediums watercolor, oil, tempera, fresco, and acrylic where its natural iron-oxide body gives both strength and permanence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRed ochres have been among humanity\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003es earliest pigments, used in prehistoric cave paintings, ritual objects, and decorative arts. In Italy, deposits of iron-rich clays and soils provided distinctive ochres ranging from golden yellows to deep wine reds. Rosso Veneto became particularly prized during the Renaissance and Baroque periods, when Venetian artists sought locally sourced pigments for fresco and oil painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe warm, wine-red tones were favored for underpainting and for creating naturalistic skin tones, as well as in architectural decoration. Regional ochres like Rosso Veneto were often prepared and sold by local color merchants, ensuring their place in the palettes of artists across Northern Italy. In the pictured artwork 'The Little Street' by Johannes Vermeer, Venetian Red is used throughout the buildings as well as the underpainting both to create rich reds and oranges in combination with Madder Lake glazes as well as to add subtle warmth from the underpainting and mixes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, this pigment remains valued for both its historical authenticity and its timeless, earthy beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePigment Information\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePigment Type: Natural Earth (Iron Oxide)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSource: Veneto region, Italy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChemical Composition: Fe₂O₃ with clay and silicate minerals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuitable Mediums: Watercolor, Oil, Tempera, Acrylic, Encaustic, Cold Wax, Casein, Milk, Swedish Flour, Lime \/ Fresco\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLightfastness: Excellent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpacity: Opaque\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Names: Venetian Red Ochre, Rosso di Verona, Italian Wine Red Ochre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColor Index Code: PR102 (natural iron oxide red)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImage: 'The Little Street' by Johannes Vermeer from the Rijksmuseum\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morrow Archival","offers":[{"title":"5 Grams","offer_id":47875238953182,"sku":"PE-026-0000-0005g","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Grams","offer_id":47875238985950,"sku":"PE-026-0000-0100g","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300 Grams","offer_id":47875239018718,"sku":"PE-026-0000-0300g","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 Grams","offer_id":47875239051486,"sku":"PE-015-0000-00000","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0739\/2821\/2702\/files\/cc51b8f6-acd0-4f6f-920f-e56beb69c422-copy.jpg?v=1769982487","url":"https:\/\/morrowarchival.com\/products\/rosso-veneto-earth-pigment-425137905","provider":"Morrow Archival","version":"1.0","type":"link"}