Making History's Most Expensive Red.

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Sources:

https://hmsc.harvard.edu/online-exhibits/cochineal1/carmine-masterpieces/

https://humanitiescollaborative.utep.edu/project-blog/cochineal

https://hmsc.harvard.edu/online-exhibits/cochineal1/color-power/

https://youtube.com/shorts/WaVkQL9NGaU

https://youtu.be/XEZK4RrU5_Y

https://youtu.be/JuGfWVBjOxU

https://youtu.be/iBNySB2jpVg

https://www.essentialvermeer.com/palette/palette_carmine.html

https://www.nortonsimon.org/learn/adults/impressions/the-colors-of-van-goghs-mother
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https://www.essentialvermeer.com/palette/palette_carmine.html

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Chapters:
00:00 - The most expensive red in history
01:26 - Paint Making
04:23 - Sponsor: Rosetta Stone
05:58 - Making the paint
11:03 - Cochineal as a commodity
13:59 - Painting with Burnt Carmine
16:22 - Carmine is still used today