Art Spectrum® Caput Mortuum Soft Round Pastel shades.
Literally meaning ‘dead head’, Caput Mortuum is made from a deep mauve brown pigment produced from iron oxide. In European art it was a particularly popular colour for painting the robes of important figures, including patrons, royalty etc. In the 16th and 17th centuries, a colour by the same name was made from the bones of Egyptian mummies.
We can assure you that no mummies have been harmed in the making of this pigment.
 Caput Mortuum 554N |
PR101; PBk9 |
 Caput Mortuum 554P |
PR101 |
 Caput Mortuum 554T |
PR101 |
 Caput Mortuum 554V |
PW6; PR101 |
 Caput Mortuum 554X |
PW6; PR101 |
