Venetian red

noun

1. a red pigment, originally prepared from a natural oxide of iron, now usually made by calcining a mixture of lime and ferrous sulfate.
2. a dark shade of orangish red.

Venetian red

noun

1. natural or synthetic ferric oxide used as a red pigment
2. 1. a moderate to strong reddish-brown colour
   2. ( as adjective )

      a Venetian-red coat

Word History and Origins

Origin of Venetian red¹

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

But the painter has drenched the rest of the space — walls, floor and furniture — in Venetian red.

From Washington Post

And its three pale nudes turn Venetian red.

From New York Times

The painting was unusual for its time — representing identifiable objects awash in a flat monochrome surface of Venetian red, combining the figurative with the abstract and dismantling the illusion of depth.

From New York Times

Eye-popping colors - cerise pink, bright medium blue, lavender blue, straw yellow and Venetian red - added a summer’s lift to simple silhouettes that let the pleats do the talking.

From Washington Times

“FROM CHILDHOOD, I was drawn to old houses,” says Lumley, sitting at the top of his house, in a room painted Venetian red.

From New York Times