Rosin taken when melting it. It is soluble in alcohol, ether, benzene and chloroform. Rosin consists mainly of abietic acid, and combines with caustic alkalis to form salts (rosinates or pinates) that are known as rosin soaps. In addition to its extensive use in soap making, rosin is largely employed in making varnishes (including fine violin varnishes), sealing wax and various adhesives. It is also used for preparing shoemakers' wax, for pitching lager beer casks, and numerous other purposes such as providing backing surfaces to tin ware, copper ware, or even silver and gold vessels when embossing or engraving them (its
Arnaldo Rosin Arnaldo Rosin Arnaldo Rosin (born 1932) is an Italian artist, illustrator and composer living in Milan. Rosin's style is often described as 'transcendent art', combining elements of surrealism and postmodernism with frequent visual references to Italian Renaissance art. Rosin was born in the town of Cittadella near Padua but his family moved to Umbria when he was very young. In his youth he drew comic strips for money, but in 1967, began to devote his time completely to painting and illustration. He has been featured at art exhibitions in Milan and other cities since the 1970s. In addition to paintings,