This deep-sea worm creates a toxic yellow pigment found in Rembrandt and Cézanne paintings

Mohana Basu

Nature, 2025, vol. 645, issue 8080, 296-296

Abstract: Paralvinella hessleri is the first known animal to create orpiment, which was used by artists for centuries.

Keywords: Chemical biology; Ocean sciences; Organic chemistry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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