il pigmento

pigment

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Plural: pigmenti

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What does ‘pigmento’ mean in English?

I pigmenti naturali erano estratti da minerali e piante.

Natural pigments were extracted from minerals and plants.

Il blu oltremare era il pigmento più costoso del Rinascimento.

Ultramarine blue was the most expensive pigment of the Renaissance.

Renaissance painters ground their own pigments. 'Blu oltremare' came from lapis lazuli, imported from Afghanistan.

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