Da Vinci Masterpieces Hid a Secret Edible Ingredient, Study Suggests

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Da Vinci Masterpieces Hid a Secret Edible Ingredient, Study Suggests
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Famous painters like Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, and other Renaissance masters may have experimented with mixing egg yolk into their oil paint to help the paintings withstand humidity and to prevent wrinkling and yellowing, scientists have...

Research into the painting habits of the master painters"might improve the preservation of invaluable artworks," a study published by Nature Communication said.

In the study, experts found that adding eggs to oil paintings"acts as an antioxidant, slowing down the onset of curing." In other words, this combination helps to stop the paint from degrading.

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