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Concealed Blue Pigment Discovered In Ancient Mummy Portraits
A collection of fifteen Egyptian mummy paintings collecting dust for nearly one-hundred years, is now aiding scientists and art conservators from Northwestern University to discover how materials were used by ancient artists. Previously, researchers believed ancient painters to apply Egyptian blue only for special occasions. The color was the first ever man-made blue pigment, it took effort to manufacture. Surprisingly researchers found five of the fifteen paintings contained the pigment underneath the other colors, hidden from the naked eye. Egyptian blue was used for under drawings and for color modulation, meaning it was laid down first only to be used later in the painting process. …show more content…

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