Question

Your friend tells you about his recent trip to the museum and describes paintings that use a bright blue paint pigment that has not faded over time. Further, he explains that the chemical composition of this paint pigment has allowed it to withstand not only natural elements, such as sun and rain, but also chemical solvents and acids. You are eager to see the same paintings and head to the museum the following day. In which exhibit will you MOST likely find these paintings?

(1 point)

Aztec art


Mayan art


Incan art


Olmec art

Answer 1

Mayan art

The famous "Maya blue" pigment (indigo dye bound into a palygorskite/sepiolite clay and heated) is exceptionally stable against light, weather, acids, and solvents.