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Renaissance painters ground their own pigments. 'Blu oltremare' came from lapis lazuli, imported from Afghanistan.
I pigmenti naturali erano estratti da minerali e piante.
Natural pigments were extracted from minerals and plants.
Il blu oltremare era il pigmento più costoso del Rinascimento.
Ultramarine blue was the most expensive pigment of the Renaissance.