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Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Making Colors in Europe, 1400鈥�1800
06 Sep, 2025 - 14 Nov, 2025
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Making Colors in Europe, 1400鈥�1800 examines artistic production in the early modern period through the lens of its distinctive colors; recipes for pigments, dyes, and glazes were often closely guarded secrets and critical to the value of a work of art. The search for new, better, cheaper, or longer-lasting colors engaged makers and their audiences as an inherent part of this era's push for scientific discovery and European economic expansion.
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Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Making Colors in Europe, 1400鈥�1800 examines artistic production in the early modern period through the lens of its distinctive colors; recipes for pigments, dyes, and glazes were often closely guarded secrets and critical to the value of a work of art. The search for new, better, cheaper, or longer-lasting colors engaged makers and their audiences as an inherent part of this era's push for scientific discovery and European economic expansion.
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Darmouth College Hanover, NH, USA 03755
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