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Colors in Renaissance Florence

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This talk examines the colors of Renaissance paintings, diving deeply into the natural origins of pigments. These colored substances, which could derive from minerals, semi-precious gemstones, plants, and insects, were bound with egg yolk, gum resin, oil, and lime water to create paint mediums for different surfaces in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. This talk includes a pigment demonstration that transforms these natural and manufactured powders into early modern paint mediums.

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Rebekah Compton