Kermes (dye)
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Kermes is a red dye derived from the dried bodies of the females of a scale insect in the genus Kermes, primarily Kermes vermilio. The Kermes insects are native to the Mediterranean region and are par
The Coronation Mantle of Roger II of Sicily, silk dyed with kermes and embroidered with gold thread and pearls. Royal Workshop, Palermo, Sicily, 1133–34. Imperial Treasury, Vienna.
Teinture naturelle Millepertuis 2
Vermilion
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Vermilion is a color family and toxic pigment most often used between antiquity and the 19th century and made from the powdered mineral cinnabar. It is synonymous with red orange.
Kermes (dye)
…Porphyrophora Vermillion Cordon, Dominique [in French] (1990). "Kermes, a dying dye". Coloration Technology. 106 (5–6): 191–192…
The Venetian painter Titian used vermilion for dramatic effect. In the Assumption of the Virgin (1516–18), the vermilion robes draw the eye to the main characters.
A Chinese "cinnabar red" carved lacquer box from the Qing dynasty (1736–1795), National Museum of China, Beijing
Cinnabar crystals from the Almaden Mine in northern California
Cinnabar crystals on dolomite from Tongren Prefecture, Guizhou, China