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Poisonous Colors in Art

Beauty is pain? Meet the scientist who invented a green pigment that turned out to be deadly.
This video is part of MetKids Microscope, a series that explores the science behind the art at The Met.

Have you ever heard the saying “beauty is pain”? Some early color scientists knew this all too well…. In the 1700s, chemist Carl Scheele invented a beautiful green color that turned out to be rather deadly.

Next, experiment like Carl Scheele and create your very own color monster!

MetKids is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies.


Contributors

Director/Writer/Producer: Emma Vecchione
Producer: Rachel Smith
Head of Marketing and Digital Content: Gretchen Scott
Senior Content Strategist: Joan Thompson
Senior Manager of Media Production: Skyla Choi

Animation Direction: Lisa LaBracio
Background and Color Design: Tara Sunil Thomas
Character Design + Animation: Mia Incantalupo
Molecule Animation: Luca Mancuso
Effects Animation: Nix Sharp

Narrator: Rachel Smith, Lydia Aikenhead
Episode Consultants: Lydia Aikenhead, Yana Van Dyke
Education Consultant: Jamie Song

Original Music: Austin Fisher
Sound Mix: Dave Raymond

Fact-Checking: Maura Fox
Rights and Permissions: Julie Zeftel, Laura Barth

Special Thanks: Liz Zanis, Marco Leona, Maryam Ekhtiar


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