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I was thinking the same thing. What "technology" (chemicals) did they use to paint that? It's crazy that has such level of detail after 2k years.
by santiagobasulto 3y ago
I was thinking the same thing. What "technology" (chemicals) did they use to paint that? It's crazy that has such level of detail after 2k years.
- Daub 3y agoThe painting was a fresco. There are a few ways to make frescos but the one employed here was likely buono fresco: colored pigment applied directly to wet plaster. In this way the painting becomes a physical part of the wall. In contrast, an oil painting is typically a thin layer of paint applied on top of another layer of paint on top of fabric. Though this way of painting is ridiculously long lived, it is very difficult to work with. The plaster dries so quickly that the painting has to be done is small chunks, like a jigsaw puzzle. There is also very little room for correction.
- _giorgio_ 3y agohttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440311001816 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S03054... " natural earths, minerals and rare artificial pigments. Paintings are made up of thin paint layers (0.01–0.10 mm thick) strongly adhering to the underlying preparation layer." https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1386142508006136 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S13861... " To obtain the green color, green earths and malachite were used, together with mixture of Egyptian blue and yellow ochre."