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Sienna, Luberon Burnt [100 g jar] (3.5 oz.)

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100 g jar (3.5 oz.)
Burnt sienna is an ochre with a high iron oxide content. Unlike yellow ochres, which generally are opaque, siennas are more translucent. When a limonite, like sienna, is calcined (roasted) at high temperatures, its water content (hydration) is eliminated and it becomes a hematite (anhydrous), or burnt sienna. However, our burnt sienna is naturally calcined, or rather it is composed of a greater amount of hematite. Our French sienna is from the last remaining European company operating the ochre deposits in the French quarries of Gargas and Rustrel nestled in a 12 mile long enclave in the heart of the Luberon Mastiff, the ochre country.

Pigment Names
Common Names: English: burnt Sienna
French: Sienne calcinee
German: Siena gebrannt
Italian: Siena bruciata
Russian: ????? ??????
Spanish: Siena quemada
Alternate Names: siena-erde, Terre de Sienne calcinee, Terra di Siena bruciata

Origin and History
The pigment sienna owes its name to the Italian city, Siena, located in the Tuscany region. An area of rolling hills, it is famous for the mining and production of the pigment from the Renaissance until World War II. During the last two decades, as the Tuscan deposits became depleted, Italian siennas have come from other places in the country, such as Sicily and Sardinia. Sienna also have been mined in Germany's Hartz Mountains, but these are of lesser quality. Sienna has been used as a pigment since prehistoric times, although its name and variety came into usage since the Renaissance.

Source
Iron oxides, or earth pigments, as they often are called, are an important group of inorganic pigments derived from minerals. Iron oxide pigments are yellow, red, brown and green, but artists know them as ochre, sienna, red oxide, umber and terra verte. Unlike pigments made in a laboratory, the color of natural iron oxide pigments varies with the composition of the particular segment of earth from which they come. The color of these pigments is derived from three constituents: the principal coloring ingredient, secondary coloring ingredients and a base. The combination of these ingredients produces the particular color of the earth. The innumerable forms and variations in which these ingredients can combine result in the wide range of possible yellows, reds, browns and greens. Principal coloring ingredient: Iron oxide is the principal color producing ingredient in the earth. The properties of the particular iron oxide present in the earth determines its color. The nature of the iron oxide found in the deposit, rather than its percentage, is critical to the resulting earth color. Most rock contains some iron oxide. Those bearing the least amounts are limestones. white clays and colorless kaolins. Those containing the highest amounts are the rocks from which metallic iron is extracted. Secondary coloring ingredients: Calcium, manganese oxide, carbonic materials, silica and limestone are some common modifiers that affect the specific color of natural iron oxides. Manganese oxide, for example, enriches the brown in umbers. Base: Nearly all iron oxides have a clay base. Clay is the weathered product of silicate rocks and is extremely varied in composition. As a result, it has numerous effects on the earth's color.

Sienna is hydrated iron oxide closely resembling yellow ochre (See Gold Ochre) by its composition. The content of hydrated iron oxide in sienna varies from 40 to 70% while in ochre it may be less than 20%. A. H. Church reports the typical constituents of sienna based upon three analyses given by M. G. Hurst: Hygroscopic water 8.2 to 17.5%; combined water which includes traces of organic matter 9.0 to 12.4%; manganese dioxide 0.6 to 1.5%; iron oxide 45.8 to 59.7%; and silica 5.0 to 17.4% [The Chemistry of Paints and Painting, p. 230]. The differences in color between ochre and sienna, is most likely due to the degree of hydration, or quantity of water bonded to its ferric oxide content. These pigments are basically composed of the minerals goethite and hematite associated with varying proportions of mineral impurities such as clay, chalk and silica. The roasting or calcination of raw sienna produces a very great change in its hue as well as in the depth of its color. The iron oxide becomes converted to iron oxide, this change being accompanied by a great increase in the translucency and depth of the color. In the European part of Russia the most widely known sources of sienna are in the Kudinovskoye deposit in the Moscow region and the Ukholovskoye deposit of Ryazansk province. Our burnt sienna is naturally calcined or rather composed of a greater quantity of hematite (iron oxide) rather than goethite (hydrated iron oxide) like raw sienna. It comes from a deposit in the Grigorovskaia region. It is especially noted for its rich reddish brown color and transparency.

Permanence and Compatibility
Burnt sienna does not react with other pigments and is effectively used in fresco, oil, tempera and watercolors. It is considered to be permanent with medium tinting strength and excellent transparency. It does not react with solvents, and is indifferent to alkalis, but is partially soluble in acids.

Oil Absorption and Grinding
Burnt sienna requires a large proportion of oil to make it into a satisfactory oil-based paint. The oil absorption ratio is 18–38 parts by weight of pigment to 100 parts by weight of linseed oil. If the measurement were grams, burnt sienna would require 100 grams (by weight) of linseed oil to grind 18 to 38 grams (by weight) of pigment to form a stiff paste.

Toxicity
The pigment is considered non-toxic, but care should always be exercised when handling the dry powder pigment so as not to inhale the dust.


Pigment: Burnt Sienna (Luberon)

Pigment Information
Color: Brown
Colour Index: Pigment Brown 7 (77491)
Chemical Name: Iron Oxide (partial component)
Chemical Name: Fe2O3
ASTM Lightfastness Rating
Acrylic: I
Oil: I
Watercolor: I
Properties
Density: 3.3–4.3
Hardness: 5.0–5.5
Refractive Index: na=2.260 nß=2.393 n?=2.398


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