Examining thirty-two tape-lifted samples from the shroud, he identified the ‘blood ‘as tempera paint containing red ocher and vermilion along with traces of rose madder - pigments used by medieval artists to depict blood.’
Definition of rose madder in US English:
rose madder
noun
A pale shade of pink.
Example sentencesExamples
Examining thirty-two tape-lifted samples from the shroud, he identified the ‘blood ‘as tempera paint containing red ocher and vermilion along with traces of rose madder - pigments used by medieval artists to depict blood.’