Derivan Matisse Fluid Acrylic: Brilliant Alizarine 135ml

• Chemical Description: Blend Quinacridone & Naphthol carbamide

• Pigment Numbers: PR122 PR170

• Lightfastness Rating: ASTM II

• Pigment Opacity: Transparent

• Paint Opacity: Semi-Transparent

• Series 3

The predecessor of this color, Alizarin Crimson was first synthesized in 1868 and immediately became a hit with artists since these deep cherry reds are incredibly useful as mixing colors on the palette. Alizarin was developed from the coloring agents found in the root of the madder plant. Madder had been used from at least 1500BCE in ancient Egypt. It was too weak to use as a paint color but by using mordants it was able to produce beautiful reddish colors on cloth. Fragmentary examples from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome have survived showing its popularity while there is no surviving artwork with traces of madder which suggests that it was never used as paint.