Now experts have examined a large collection of iron-rich rock ochre - a mineral used to make pigments for paint. The analysis indicates that this primitive paint was used for more than 4,500 ...

Now you can get inside them Large areas in ‘The Joy of Life’ which were originally bright yellow areas have now acquired an ochre-beige tint ... of the discoloured paint, but also the ...

The substance is the dried remains of a primitive form of paint made by combining colorful clay called ochre, crushed seal bones, charcoal, quartzite chips, and a liquid, such as water.

Ochre pigment was widely used in prehistoric rock art for its vivid red color, but little is known about how the paint was made. According to a study published November 19 in Scientific Reports that ...

Large areas in 'The Joy of Life' which were originally bright yellow areas have now acquired an ochre-beige tint ... make-up of tiny samples of damaged paint. They found that the original ...

That painting, "Woman-Ochre," remained missing for more than ... Under a microscope, conservators reattached lifting and flaking paint with special tools. They used a tiny brush and pigments ...