Caput Mortuum Violet S2 Winsor & Newton Artist Watercolour 5ml

Caput Mortuum Violet is a soft mauve-brown colour. It is an opaque pigment. It was called Caput Mortuum (meaning ‘head of the dead’) by the Romans, referring to the colour of dried blood.

• High performance pigments ensure strength of colour and high permanence ratings
• Wide and balanced spectrum of colours in half pans, whole pans and in 5ml, 14ml and 37ml tubes
• Pigments are treated according to their individual nature and behaviour
• Single pigments have been used across the range to ensure excellent mixability

Series number: 2 Chemical description: Synthetic Iron Oxide Colour index name: PR 101 Colour index number: 77491 Permanence rating: AA ASTM lightfastness rating: I Transparency/Opacity: O

Winsor & Newton have been manufacturing their colours since 1832 and the quality of their paint continues to receive international acclaim.

Winsor & Newton watercolours are a familiar sight in most painters’ studios. With 80 single pigment colours in the range, Winsor & Newton offer the widest range of modern and traditional pigments for clean colour mixing.

Granulating/Staining: G/St

Winsor & Newton have been manufacturing their colours since 1832 and the quality of their paint continues to receive international acclaim.

Winsor & Newton watercolours are a familiar sight in most painters’ studios. With 80 single pigment colours in the range, Winsor & Newton offer the widest range of modern and traditional pigments for clean colour mixing.