• The Stonemason's Yard (formally known as Campo S. Vidal and Santa Maria della Carità) is an early oil painting by Giovanni Antonio Canal, better known as Canaletto. It depicts an informal scene in Venice, looking over a temporary stonemason's yard in the Campo San Vidal set up for the construction of Andrea Tirali's facade of the church of San Vidal, and across the Grand Canal towards the church of Santa Maria della Carità.
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Verona Light Orange Ochre

Verona Light Orange Ochre

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Verona Light Orange Ochre is a natural earth pigment sourced from iron-rich clay deposits near Verona, Italy. It is prized for its vibrant, warm orange tone that sits beautifully between red ochre and yellow ochre, offering a glowing, sun-drenched color with subtle golden undertones. Carefully selected and finely ground, this pigment produces a natural, earthy brilliance that lends itself to both classical and contemporary work.


In watercolor, Verona Orange Ochre flows with a soft granulation and semi-opaque warmth. In egg tempera and oil, it builds luminous layers ideal for landscape painting, portrait underpainting, and traditional Italian palettes. Its natural iron oxide base ensures excellent lightfastness and stability across all mediums.


History

Verona has been renowned since antiquity for its high-quality ochres, used extensively by Roman, Medieval, and Renaissance artists. Verona Orange Ochre was especially prized during the Renaissance for its intense warmth and earthy richness, appearing in frescoes, panel paintings, and illuminated manuscripts.


Artists such as Titian and Veronese, working in the Venetian school, made frequent use of these rich earth tones to create naturalistic flesh, radiant skies, and harmonious backgrounds. The color’s vibrancy and durability made it a favorite for fresco work, where longevity and stability were critical. In the pictured artwork 'Stonemason's Yard' by Canaletto, orange ochre is used for the rich terracotta color of the buildings for the warm orange glow.


Today, Verona Orange Ochre remains a beloved pigment for artists seeking a historical, natural orange that carries the legacy of Italian painting tradition into modern practice.


Pigment Information

Pigment Type: Natural earth pigment from iron oxide-rich clay

Suitable Mediums: Watercolor, Egg Tempera, Oil, Acrylic, Fresco

Lightfastness: Excellent

Opacity: Semi-opaque to Opaque

Other Names: Verona Earth, Italian Orange Ochre, Venetian Orange

Color Index Code: PY43

Image: 'Stonemason's Yard' by Canaletto from the National Gallery