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Happy Valentines Day from the DIA! ☺️

🖼 "The Love Letter," 18th century, Gilles Demarteau, engraving and roulette printed in color, DIA no. 59.302.

Happy #FourthOfJuly! Pictured here is Lendall Pitts’ “The Grand Finale” from our collection. Enjoy!

Image: “The Grand Finale,” between late 19th and 20th century, Lendall Pitts, American, pastel on paper, DIA no. 51.120.

Bruegel used lead white as his white pigment in The Wedding Dance. Instructions for its preparation go back to 300 BCE in Europe and China! This makes it one of the oldest synthetic pigments. #MuseumFromHome #WheresTheBruegel

Bruegel used azurite, a blue copper-containing mineral, in The Wedding Dance. Azurite is similar to ultramarine but slightly greener and more affordable. The exact tone depends on its grade—the larger the particle size, the higher the quality and bluer it is! #WheresTheBruegel

As the news about the spread of COVID-19 continues to worsen, the DIA would like to send our thanks to the doctors, nurses, and all healthcare workers on the front lines of the crisis.❤️#ThanksHealthHeroes

“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. #Apollo50th

Image: “Moonscape,” 1965, Roy Lichtenstein, American, screenprint in color ink on blue metallic-faced Rowlux plastic. Detroit Institute of Arts.

Happy #FourthOfJuly from the DIA! Pictured here is Lendall Pitts’ “The Grand Finale” from the DIA’s collection. Enjoy!

Image: “The Grand Finale,” between late 19th and 20th century, Lendall Pitts, American, pastel on paper.

We are so excited to be testing the new Digital Microscope (VHX-6000 Series) from Keyence! This instrument produces very sharp images, allowing us to better examine and document extremely small details.
#WheresTheBruegel #artconservation #photography #keyence

Can we all agree that this is #blue? #TheDress #Picasso #BluePeriod “Melancholy Woman,” Pablo Picasso, 1902.