Schmincke : Mussini Oil Paint : 35ml : Caput Mortuum

Violet-tinged Dark Reddish Brown With High Opacity And Tinting Power. Its Name Is Derived From The Field Of Alchemy And Means “death’s Head”, As This Colour Was Obtained From Iron Salts Which Were Baked Down To Their “dying” Embers. Pigment: Red Iron Oxide CI Number: PR 101 Schmincke Mussini Oils Are A Unique Range Of High-quality Oil Colours That Use Natural Resin Binders Instead Of Conventional Oil Binders. This Provides A Luminous Shine And Ensures Excellent Colour Stability. The Recipe Of Mussini Oil Colours Is Based On The Oil Paint Formulations Of The Old Masters. There Are 108 Colours In The Range, Including 7 Gold Shades. All Of These Offer Intense Pigment Saturation And Maximum Lightfastness. 64 Of The Shades Are Single Pigment Shades, Which Are Particularly Easy To Use When Colour Mixing.