Colours of Venice
3 colours tied to Venice, Italy: made there, traded there or named after it.
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Ultramarine
A deep blue pigment once made from lapis lazuli, prized for centuries in artPigment · 🇦🇫 Afghanistan +2
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Scarlet
A bright red with a touch of orange, long tied to power, sacrifice and sinNamed shade · 🇹🇷 Turkey +4
White
Venetian ceruse
A white lead-based cosmetic once prized for skin whitening in Renaissance EuropePigment · 🇮🇹 Italy +2
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Venetian ceruse: George Vertue, Public domain, source
- Ultramarine: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Scarlet: Daderot, Public domain, source