This stuff used to be one of the only ways to make a decent blue paint and is one reason we couldn't have Impressionism much before the 19th century. The impact of better quality, factory made chemical pigments on the history of painting is underappreciated. https://t.co/yHaE9LJyQE
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You don't hear more about this fascinating aspect of art history because the kind of people who become art historians are too chicken to take a chemistry class
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Love Turner. Fascinating, thank you!!
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I'm confused. Are you saying Turner didn't live to see synthetic ultramarine? Because he did. Or that ultramarine from lapus was not available to him? Because it was.pic.twitter.com/vSVzRFfvNz
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