# museumfromhome artconservation photography keyence

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.

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2020-04-26

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!

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2020-04-22

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.

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2019-02-16