Masterpiece of painting with mummified mummies

Eugene Delacroix can use powdered mummies to paint a picture of "The Goddess of Freedom leading the people" symbolizing the revolution in 1830 in France.

The famous "Liberty-led" Goddess of Eugene Delacroix painting hangs at the Lourve Museum in Paris, France, which can be drawn in 1830 by color painted from mashed mummies , according to National Geographic.

The picture "The Goddess of Freedom leads the people" by Eugene Delacroix.(Photo: National Geographic).

From the 16th to the early 20th century, pigments made from Egyptian mummies were very popular on the drawings of European painters, including Delacroix. Many painters appreciate brown powder with mummy origin because of its dark and impure color.

The use of mummies as a drawing color is likely derived from the application of mummies in the treatment of diseases . From the beginning of the Middle Ages, Europeans drank and made powdered meats to treat all kinds of diseases from epilepsy to stomach pain. This treatment may stem from the misconception that asphalt mummies have medicinal or mummy beliefs that hold supernatural powers.

In the 18th century, many European tourists came to Egypt and bought the mummies brought home for display in the living room, and the parties to open mummy cloth became popular at that time.

From a drug sold popularly in pharmacies throughout Europe, mashed powder from mummies gradually became the favorite brown powder of painters. However, by the beginning of the 20th century, the number of Egyptian mummies that could be used to produce paint colors became scarce, and the rising prices made the use of this particular type of paint completely cease.