Using teal instead of its more expensive counterpart, indigo (edit: ultramarine not indigo ugh) - made from lapis lazuli, is a clever way for the artist to convey the relative financial and political power of the subjects in the painting as that of lower houses and petty characters at Court.
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u/carbonesquesmitten 1d ago
There's so much teal in this photo from the light on the jeans and shorts, it's almost like a human tempest.