SEVENTEENTH CENTURY COLOUR PALETTES

Ten 17th century writers described the pigments in use in their countries England, Sweden, Flanders, France, Spain, and Italy. The theme of their treatises was studio practice and the pigments were discussed as they were set on the palette. Surprisingly, the met hod was the same from light to dark, white to black. The 17th century palette was an international palette comprising just over 10 0 pigments.