Tattooing has been practiced across cultures for millennia.
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For centuries, the most prized blue pigment in European painting was ultramarine, made from the semi-precious stone lapis lazuli imported from Afghanistan. Because it was rare and labor-intensive to produce, artists and patrons treated it as a luxury material, sometimes reserving it for sacred subjects.
🤯 "The color blue was once more expensive than gold — so medieval painters basically budgeted like influencers."