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Naples yellow is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NAPLES YELLOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Naples yellow

Naples yellow, also called antimony yellow, can range from a somewhat muted, or earthy, reddish yellow pigment to a bright light yellow, and is the chemical compound lead antimonate. Its chemical composition is Pb2/Pb32. It is also known as jaune d'antimoine. It is one of the oldest synthetic pigments, dating from around 1620. The related mineral pigment, bindheimite, dates from the 16th century BC. However, this natural version was rarely, if ever, used as a pigment. Naples yellow was used extensively by the Old Masters and well into the 20th century. The genuine pigment is toxic, and its use today is becoming increasingly rare. Most paints labeled "Naples yellow" are instead made with a mix of modern, less toxic pigments. The colors of these paints vary considerably from one manufacturer to another. The first recorded use of Naples yellow as a color name in English was in 1738. The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names --Color Sample of Naples Yellow.

Definition of Naples yellow in the English dictionary

The first definition of Naples yellow in the dictionary is a yellow pigment, used by artists; lead antimonate. Other definition of Naples yellow is a similar pigment consisting of a mixture of zinc oxide with yellow colouring matter. Naples yellow is also the colour of either of these pigments.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE NAPLES YELLOW

allow
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Synonyms and antonyms of Naples yellow in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Naples yellow» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NAPLES YELLOW

Find out the translation of Naples yellow to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Naples yellow from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Naples yellow» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

那不勒斯黄
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

amarillo Nápoles
570 millions of speakers

English

Naples yellow
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नेपल्स पीले
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نابولي الأصفر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Неаполь желтый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Nápoles amarelo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নেপলস হলুদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jaune de Naples
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Naples kuning
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Neapel-Gelb
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ナポリ黄
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나폴리 노란색
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kuning kuning
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Naples vàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மஞ்சள் நிறத்தில் நேபிள்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नेपल्स पिवळे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Napoli sarısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Napoli giallo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Neapol żółty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Неаполь жовтий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Napoli galben
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Νάπολη κίτρινο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Napels geel
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Neapel gul
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Napoli gul
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NAPLES YELLOW»

The term «Naples yellow» is normally little used and occupies the 110.156 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Naples yellow

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NAPLES YELLOW»

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How to Mix and Use Colour
Naples Yellow - Pigment Yeiiow 41 Naples Yellow 53 Naples yellow. The red's dull, purplish undertone. ORIGINS Naples yellow was thought to have been gathered as a volcanic deposit from the slopes of Mount Vesuvius in Italy, but ...
Tony Paul, 2003
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1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor: ...
Naples Yellow • Burnt Sienna • Yellow Ochre 301. 302. • Cadmium Red Light 100 % Naples yellow Water Level 1 100% Naples yellow 1 drop cadmium red light Water Level 1 303. 100% Naples yellow 1 drop cadmium red light 1 drop burnt ...
William F Powell, 2012
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Pigment Compendium: A Dictionary and Optical Microscopy of ...
Gamboge; Starch; Dutch pink; Mineral green; Prussian blue Fishwick (1795– 1816) 76 NAPLES YELLOW Yellow Synonym, variant or common name Naples yellow refers primarily to lead antimony oxide (lead antimonate; q.v.), although it has ...
Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, 2008
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Pigment Compendium: A Dictionary of Historical Pigments
Gamboge; Starch; Dutch pink; Mineral green; Prussian blue Fishwick (1795– 1816) 76 NAPLES YELLOW Yellow Synonym, variant or common name Naples yellow refers primarily to lead antimony oxide (lead antimonate; q.v.), although it has ...
Nicholas Eastaugh, Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, 2007
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Pigment Compendium
Gamboge; Starch; Dutch pink; Mineral green; Prussian blue Fishwick (1795– 1816) 76 NAPLES YELLOW Yellow Synonym, variant or common name Naples yellow refers primarily to lead antimony oxide (lead antimonate; q.v.), although it has ...
Nicholas Eastaugh, Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, 2008
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Color Mixing Recipes for Landscapes: Mixing Recipes for More ...
Permanent Blue Thalo® Red Rose Cadmium Yellow Light Thalo® Green (Blue Shade) Cadmium Red Light Burnt Sienna Cadmium Orange Naples Yellow Hue Cadmium Vermilion Titanium White Raw Sienna Viridian Green Cadmium Yellow  ...
William F Powell, 2012
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The Landscape Painter's Essential Handbook: How to Paint 50 ...
Wet the red areas. Add the mix to the centre and allow to spread. Add cobalt blue to the mix and repeat. Wet the bottom band and add naples yellow with a soft lower edge. Add a dark of indian red and french ultramarine to the middle, letting it ...
Joe Francis Dowden, 2007
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Medieval and Renaissance Treatises on the Arts of Painting: ...
I consider it also established that there are two kinds of Naples yellow, namely :— l. A native mineral pigment found in the neighbourhood of volcanoes, the nature of which is not accurately known, and which was called giallolino, giallolino di ...
Mary P. Merrifield, 2012
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Helen Van Wyk's Favorite Color Recipes
and Their Characteristics Some of the duller, darker yellows are: Naples Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Mars Yellow; Raw Umber; Raw Sienna; Mars Brown; and Burnt Umber. These colors are often referred to as brown, tan, beige, sand, bone, etc.
Helen Van Wyk, 2000
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DreamScapes Myth & Magic: Create Legendary Creatures and ...
Build Up the Main Skin Tones With a no. 2 round, glaze the faery's skin with a mixture made from a very diluted Naples Yellow and Alizarin Crimson, with just a faint touch of Ultramarine Blue. Glaze Thomas's skin with a mixture of Burnt Sienna ...
Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NAPLES YELLOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Naples yellow is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fading beauty of Matisse and van Gogh's masterpieces: Chemical …
Before, a form of paint made from lead and antimony called 'Naples Yellow' had been used. They found that cadmium yellow - the chemical ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Business launched to sell Cumbrian pigments across globe
Cobalt blue is famous. Naples yellow. French ultramarine. Now there is another shade for artists to add to their colour armoury – Egremont Red. «in-cumbria, Jun 15»
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Thomas Brinkmann: What You Hear (Is What You Hear)
“Indigoblau ('indigo-blue')”, “Antimongelb ('antimoney yellow / Naples yellow')”, and “Bleiweiss ('white lead')” all stay their course of gentle ... «PopMatters, May 15»
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Artist John Meyer: Explicit and elusive at the same time
In “#687,” the top half of the picture is underpainted in Naples yellow. Below, a thin horizontal haze of deep red grades into a nearly black lower ... «SFGate, May 15»
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NANCY HAYNES anomalies and non-sequiturs
In her earlier fugitive paintings she used oil colors known to change in color over time, such as naples yellow and lead white, allowing the ... «Brooklyn Rail, May 15»
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Questions & Artists: Lynn Dunbar
... Yellow Ochre, Ultramarine Blue, Viridian, Naphthol Red, Light Red, Alizaron, Hazy Blue, Black, Red, Naples Yellow and Titanium White. «Peninsula Pulse, Apr 15»
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Princeton architect Michael Graves brought sculptural sophistication …
... sharp tones of teal and Naples yellow. He talked about his home in Princeton, which he had been improving for almost a quarter of a century. «NJ.com, Mar 15»
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Bicentenary of Trinity Historical Society: From the Archives, March …
And here Charlie, reaching for the Naples Yellow, laid it in thick, by quoting from Burke as follows: “Those who would carry on great public ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
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Art Review: "Line, Color, and Surface" at the Contemporary Art …
... of their dominant color (in "Line, Color, and Surface," Dorfman's paintings are either black and grey, or made of fields of naples yellow or red, ... «NJ.com, Feb 15»
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“Hillary Clinton: Portrait of the First Woman President”
For her palette, Webber chose lapis, cobalt, turquoise and deeper Prussian blue tones with the warmer tones of Naples yellow, Dream orange ... «taosnews, Aug 14»

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