Cochineal red
Subtitle: the art history of a color
By: Elena Phipps.
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Yale University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York; New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781588393616; 9780300155136
Subjects: Cochineal -- History; Dyes and dyeing -- Textile fibers -- Europe -- History; Textile fabrics -- New York (State) -- New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Other titles: Art history of a color; Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Winter 2010.
Description: "From antiquity to the present day, color has been embedded with cultural meaning. Associated with blood, fire, fertility, and life force, the color red has always been extremely difficult to achieve and thus highly prized. This book discusses the origin of the red colorant derived from the insect cochineal, its early use in Precolumbian ritual textiles from Mexico and Peru, and the spread of the American dyestuff through cultural interchange following the Spanish discovery and conquest of the New World in the 16th century. Drawing on examples from the collections of the Metropolitan Museum, it documents the use of this red-colored treasure in several media and throughout the world"--Yale University Press website.
Notes: Reprint of The Metropolitan Museum of Art bulletin (winter 2010).

Includes bibliographical references.