Description
529 Viridian
PW 4 PY 184 PG 18
Zinc oxide Bismuth vanadate Hydrated chromium oxide green
Semi-translucent, gentle, yellow-tinged green, very similar to the “original” Schweinfurt green. Schweinfurt green was an important artists’ colour in the 19th century, but was highly toxic on account of its arsenic content.
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semi opaque