Why is Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" in such bad shape?
Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" began deteriorating within his lifetime because he experimented with painting on dry plaster instead of using traditional fresco techniques.
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- What expensive blue did Vermeer use?
“Johannes Vermeer used ultramarine blue made from crushed lapis lazuli, which was more expensive than gold.”
Reference: Rijksmuseum
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