.. to make “Cardinal’s Purple”, which was really scarlet. It became the “new Purpurea” worn by royalty and elites.
(Portrait: Leopold Medici in “Cardinal Purple” in the mid 1600’s.. really red)
.. to make “Cardinal’s Purple”, which was really scarlet. It became the “new Purpurea” worn by royalty and elites.
(Portrait: Leopold Medici in “Cardinal Purple” in the mid 1600’s.. really red)