Most remarkable, though, was the discovery of a large ingot of Egyptian blue pigment weighing 2.4 kilograms (5.2 pounds). The Domus Aurea was a place of extreme opulence – which is exactly what ...
On the grounds of Emperor Nero’s grand palace, where legendary parties once shocked and amazed, archaeologists have uncovered ...
The discovery might illuminate the link between the blue pigment’s ancient Egyptian roots and its rediscovery by Renaissance artists centuries later Eli Wizevich History Correspondent In the ...
A bottle of Egyptian blue hand mixed by George Washington Carver (c. 1864-1943) was loaned by the Iowa State archives.
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The archaeologists unearthed two tubs that, among other things, were used to process the colorful pigments while the palace was under construction. Presumably from within the tubs, they recovered an ...
The pigment’s presence at the Domus Aurea is ... the palace and those who rediscovered it during the Renaissance. Egyptian blue, notably, has been found on artworks including Giovanni Battista ...
Archaeologists excavating near the Colosseum found a rare chunk of Egyptian blue pigment dating back about 2,000 years. Photo from Simona Murrone and the Colosseum Archaeological Park Across the ...