Why are van Gogh's paintings slowly turning white?

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Why are van Gogh's paintings slowly turning white?


by Shefali S. Kulkarni and Nina Porzucki
It has been puzzling art curators and experts for a long time, but scientists at the University of Antwerp discovered the reason why some of van Gogh's most prized works of art are turning white.
It's the plumbonacrite!
Also known as red lead, plumbonacrite is suspected to be one of the first synthetically-made paints known to man, and van Gogh was a particular fan of the stuff.
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