A Revolution of the Palette: The First Synthetic Blues and their Impact on French Artists

Conservator John Griswold explores the accidental discovery of Prussian blue in 1704, which helped to open up new possibilities for artistic expression at the dawn of the Enlightenment. This video was created in conjunction with the A Revolution of the Palette: The First Synthetic Blues and their Impact on French Artists, on view July 17, 2015–January 04, 2016.