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Table 1 Identified occurrences of artificial orpiment or realgar in Old Master paintings/polychrome sculptures

From: Artificial orpiment, a new pigment in Rembrandt’s palette

Painting/sculpture

Sample location

References

Polychrome recumbent figure of St Alto, 16/17th C, Parish and Abbey Church St Alto, Altomünster, Bavaria

Orange–yellow ground of the gilding

Richter et al. [24]

Domenico Tintoretto, Entry of Philip II into Mantua (from the ‘Gonzaga Cycle’), 1579/80, Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Orange-colored clothing of the figure at the lower right of the painting

Grundmann et al. [33]

Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606–1684), Still life of Flowers and Fruit with Tazza and Birds, Private Collection

Warm yellow of an orange

Wallert and Dik [34], Sheldon et al. [31]