IN SEARCH OF THE PHOENIX Nature mimesis and the production of counterfeit stones between palingenesis, alchemy, art and economy. Research has uncovered new findings about material experiments by prince di Sangro, famous for the Sansevero Chapel in Naples, a temple of Baroque sculpture. Analysis for the first time confirms that the Prince was able to create the artificial ultramarine blue used for the frame around the high relief above the high altar. Naples, new discoveries at Sansevero Chapel: prince Di Sangro synthesized ultramarine blue | Finestre sull'Arte
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