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Medieval books reveal the extreme methods with which artists achieved their reds
- danielam 10y agoThere's a mention of Mexican cochineal, but nothing about what it supplanted in Europe, the Polish cochineal, which was traded widely in Europe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_cochineal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_cochineal I also found this bit from the MET: https://issuu.com/metmuseum/docs/cochineal_winter_2010_bulletin https://issuu.com/metmuseum/docs/cochineal_winter_2010_bulle...
- analog31 10y agoI don't remember the source, but apparently one of the many analyses of Stradivarius violins concluded that one of his red pigments was from the Americas.
- aleyan 10y agoFor a brief history of all the other colors, I recommend looking at this veritable hokum post[0]. Make sure to look at the expanded timeline with explanations below infographic. [0] http://www.veritablehokum.com/comic/mummy-brown-and-other-historical-colors/ http://www.veritablehokum.com/comic/mummy-brown-and-other-hi...
- ianvanness 10y agoAnd for a much broader look at artists' use of color over time, check out the book "Color A Natural History Of The Palette". [0] http://www.powells.com/book/color-a-natural-history-of-the-palette-9780812971422/62-0 http://www.powells.com/book/color-a-natural-history-of-the-p...