philamuseum: The Archbishop’s cloak, or mozzetta, today appears red, but Titian originally painted it a deep purple. The color has changed because the blue pigment, a coarsely ground blue glass called smalt, has degraded over time and is now colorless.
philamuseum: The Archbishop’s cloak, or mozzetta, today appears red, but Titian originally painted it a deep purple. The color has changed because the blue pigment, a coarsely ground blue glass called smalt, has degraded over time and is now colorless.
