Historical Pigment Sampler

Rublev Colors Historic Pigment Set

Set includes 12 historical mineral pigments. The set gives you the basic hues for icon painting. The kit includes 8 ml (0.27 fl oz) or 10 grams each of:

Lazurite (Afghanistan Lapis Lazuli)
Nicosia Green Earth (Glauconite cold)
Verona Green Earth (Glauconite warm)
Yellow Ocher Very Light
Limonite
Italian Yellow Earth
Violet Hematite (Caput Mortum)
Red Ocher (Ercolano Red)
Umber
Sienna
Brown Ocher (Goethite)
Bone Black

—all packaged in individual bottles. These historical pigments represent the basic set of hues used in many Medieval and Renaissance paintings.

The kit includes all the popular palette colors: blue, green, yellow, red, brown and black. The pigments come in a boxed set that makes an excellent starter kit for painting icons, as an introduction to making your own paints, or as a great gift.