The color that killed Napoleon Bonaparte and 9 other risky pigments

https://www.dictionaryscoop.com/article/The-color-that-killed-Napoleon-Bonaparte-and-9-other-risky-pigments?x_title=2&utm_source=blog&utm_campaign=blog-20261002 We often assume that the past was a dull, washed-out world. But history has always been bursting with vibrant color, even if humanity had to take extreme measures to capture it. From crushing millions of tiny bugs to robbing ancient tombs and playing with dangerous substances, artists and chemists spent centuries inventing brilliant hues. Here are 10 pigments with surprising, strange, and sometimes terrifying origins.