Mad Artists Disease: The Overlooked Influence of Mercury on the Lives of the Great Artists

by Mary Hammond

Cooking mercury in your studio to make your own paints was not a good idea if you wanted to maintain your sanity, but it sometimes gave you that edge you needed to produce something really beautiful. Join Mary Hammond for a look at the historical use of mercury and its effect on artists. Of all of those overexposed to mercury during its heyday, artists were one of the groups most adversely affected. Not only were their reds prepared by cooking mercury...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1974290867
• ISBN13: 9781974290864
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"