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In reply to the discussion: Shroud of Turin [View all]skepticscott
(13,029 posts)16. Rug is wrong, as usual
And no, the image is NOT a true negative. Nor is it monocolor if you look closely. The blood areas have different pigment than the rest of the image. And no, it's not difficult to understand why a medieval artist would paint an image like this. There are other similar images known from the same time period. Just another fact that is blithely ignored by people determined to believe that the shroud is a miracle.
Read "Methods and Materials of Painting of the Great Schools and Masters" by Charles Locke Eastlake. The technique, called grisaille, is described very nicely there. Or ignore all this and stay in the dark.
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Do not have cable but I keep hearing how "The History Channel " is rewriting history
lunasun
Jul 2013
#58
Not to say you're wrong again, scottie, but the term here would be brunaille, not grisaille.
rug
Jul 2013
#17
The only time I'm surrounded by blather is when you go off on one of your usual tangents.
rug
Jul 2013
#51
You know, if you would clear your mind of preconceived notions every so often, you'll do better.
rug
Jul 2013
#30
I' glad to see you approach the study of unusual phenomena with an open mind.
AlbertCat
Jul 2013
#65
There is zero evidence for photographic processes before the 19th century.
Warren Stupidity
Jul 2013
#80
Unfortunately that is not visible to me due to the way DU's ignore feature works.
trotsky
Jul 2013
#55