Oil paint is simple. It's just a mixture of oil and pigment. But depending on the color and quality, a liter of this paint could cost up to $1,100.

Shining an infrared light on how “metal soaps” threaten priceless oil paintings Scientists analyzed paint samples from Corot's Gypsy Woman with Mandolin (circa 1870).

Apart from oil-based paint layers, some of the layers were made of natural resins, proteins, gums, and, in some cases, a resinous, varnish-like layer. Protein-based material can indicate the use ...

90% of 51 paints used to paint houses in India contain lead above govt's permissible limit of 90 ppm. 76.4% of these paints contained lead more than 111 times the limit. Lead poisoning in children ...