egg yolk

Edible Ingredient in da Vinci's Paintings? Study Says Renaissance Master Painters May Have Added Eggs to Their Masterpieces To Withstand Humidity, Wrinkling, Yellowing

Medicine & Technology Apr 04, 2023

A new study examined the paintings of Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli, among many other Renaissance master painters, and found egg proteins are mixed in oil paintings to protect their masterpieces. Read the article to learn more.

egg yolk

Edible Ingredient in da Vinci's Paintings? Study Says Renaissance Master Painters May Have Added Eggs to Their Masterpieces To Withstand Humidity, Wrinkling, Yellowing

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