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I recently watched a documentary on old regal ships and the paint jobs were really vulgar by modern standards, with a lot of random colors all over the place. O
by Kiro 3y ago
I recently watched a documentary on old regal ships and the paint jobs were really vulgar by modern standards, with a lot of random colors all over the place. Obviously the rare and expensive colors were status symbols, and didn't feel tacky and tasteless like it would today.
- anthk 3y agoSo, like comics from the 50-80s with weird palletes.
- bitwize 3y agoApparently when (I believe it was) the Sistine Chapel frescoes were restored in the 80s, there was outrage because the colors looked garish and "like a comic book". But that's how Michelangelo painted them originally; the subtle coloration that people appreciated was actually the result of accumulated dirt, grime, and candle wax over the centuries.