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Eh, it's not like kings would use it to paint themselves. Can't see what would prevent it using for commissioned work, a bulk of the art in the old days. Gold
by varjag 5y ago
Eh, it's not like kings would use it to paint themselves. Can't see what would prevent it using for commissioned work, a bulk of the art in the old days.
Gold plating your artwork isn't cheap either but was used liberally none the less.
- bsder 5y agoGold is cheaper than ultramarine, and gold has a very stable solid form as does ultramarine (lapis lazuli). There also wasn't a lot of point in using the particular Tyrian purple in art as indigo blue and cochineal red were much more prevalent and worked fine as purple in art. The fact that Tyrian purple was lost is why Roman Catholic Cardinals wear red now instead of purple.