Learn more about the World Science Festival: http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/
Explore color through science, art history, and the Met's collection. This event is held in conjunction with the World Science Festival taking place in New York City this weekend. Speakers are Elena Phipps, textile historian and Barbara Berrie, conservation scientist, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Lecture by Elena Phipp, Textile Historian
I am rather happy that a serious scholar as Elena Phipps devoted studies to red cochenilea.
Too many times some highly important carpets, rugs or embroideries are presented as a kind of national product ... and each country claims it. This concept does not suit to reality. Most of times, for kings and Court, the wool or silk were coming from a region, red dye from Georgia or Armenia, design from somewhere else .. etc ...
achdjianfinearts 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Thank you for the great information. :-)
PugMom77 5 months ago
Excellent research on the cochineal red, thanks.
elsatorfer 1 year ago