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You have no reason as to what you say about the painting. But it makes sense. Fundamentally, it is due to two factors. Almost all Romanesque and many Gothic temples, were true Sixtinas Chapels, were painted with great profusion of details. Among the components of the painting, there was also the use of animal blood. During the Middle Ages, as you know, there was a great epidemic of plague and it was thought that the paintings, by the blood they contained, attracted all kinds of flies, bed bugs, parasites, etc. It was decided to cover them with lime. That is why many of them are half recovered. On the other hand, in later centuries, Baroque art also conceived to hide them, since it was frequent, as fashion so imposed, place large altarpieces that covered the walls of the apses or headboards, hiding the original paintings. Thank you very much for your comment.

lime, you mean,-- white chalk? this is quite intresting to me, I didnt know they used animal blood (why they did it?..)
my education in this field is non systematic.
I plan to read someday one great historic book, on the inks humans used (wy wife had read it, and she's fascinated!). but it will be... idk when... someday! thanx one more time.

I believe that the first ink that man used was the blood, usually of the animals he hunted, although it is not ruled out that he also used it of his fellow men. You have the best proof in rock art, the paintings that decorated those prehistoric sanctuaries that were the first house and the first 'church' of humanity.

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