Red aerosol paint was sprayed across Nicolas Poussin's «The Adoration of the Golden Calf», earlier this month.
Not exact matches
«We found that
red - to - green ratios measured in the sunsets of
paintings by great masters correlate well with the amount of volcanic
aerosols in the atmosphere, regardless of the painters and of the school of
painting,» Zerefos said.
The researchers examined the artists» use of
red and green to capture sunsets on the horizon of each
painting, looking for clues to the amount of
aerosols in the atmosphere.
By measuring the amount of
red and green in
paintings, researchers have estimated past
aerosol pollution levels.