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organized smearing that outlives empires, bankrupts collectors, and somehow makes grown adults whisper
oldest knownIndonesian cave pig painted over 45,000 years ago
hidden layersX-rays reveal paintings buried under famous paintings
slow dryingoil paint can keep curing for decades
record priceda Vinci's Salvator Mundi sold for 450 million dollars
toxic paletteold greens and whites contained arsenic and lead