Entre a tradição e a modernidade: os pigmentos ao dispor dos artistas e o conhecimento sobre esses materiais em Portugal no início do século XX

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António João Cruz
Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Tomar, Departamento de Arte, Conservação e Restauro; Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Centro de Investigação em Ciência e Tecnologia das Artes
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6396-5027

Abstract

In this paper some notes are presented in a dictionary format about composition of pigments applied in painting and their actual equivalence. These manuscripts were probably written in the 1920’s and their non-identified author had considerable experience in pigments’ preparation and also solid chemistry knowledge. The dictionary presents 150 entries and aims to become a useful tool for the interpretation of pigments references in documental sources from this time. Besides it allows identifying the pigments a conservator-restorer may find while performing a conservation intervention on an early 20th century painting.

Keywords: Pigments, Nomenclature, Chemical composition, Technical treaties, Dictionary, Portugal

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