Why Do Paintings Last for Centuries — and Some Just Fade Away?

Imagine your favorite crayon drawing, it stays bright for a while, but if you leave it in the sun too long, it might start to fade. Paintings work the same way! Some use special colors that don’t get ruined by light or time, so they stay beautiful for centuries. Other paintings are like those poor crayon drawings, their colors change or even disappear after a while.

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  1. A painting in a museum stays bright because it used strong colors that don’t fade easily.
  2. An old portrait starts to lose its color when it’s kept in a place with lots of sunlight.
  3. A painted wall from ancient times still looks almost new today because the paint was made from long-lasting materials.

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