Why Do Paintings Last Hundreds of Years?

Imagine you're coloring a picture with crayons, and then you put it in a place that’s always dry and not too hot or cold. That helps the colors stay bright for a long time. Paintings from hundreds of years ago are like those crayon pictures, they use special materials and are kept in the right conditions so they don’t fade away.

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  1. A child’s crayon drawing on a piece of paper can last forever if kept in a dry place.
  2. A painted wall in an old house stays bright even after many years because it was well made.
  3. A painting hanging in a museum has special lights that don’t hurt the colors.

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