Editing Yellow (section)

=== Ancient history ===
In Ancient [[Egypt]], yellow was associated with gold, which was considered to be imperishable, eternal and indestructible. The skin and bones of the gods were believed to be made of gold. The Egyptians used yellow extensively in tomb paintings; they usually used either yellow ochre or the brilliant [[orpiment]], though it was made of [[arsenic]] and was highly toxic. A small paintbox with orpiment pigment was found in the tomb of King [[Tutankhamun]]. Men were always shown with brown faces, women with yellow ochre or gold faces.<ref name="webexhibits.org"/>

The ancient Romans used yellow in their paintings to represent gold and also in skin tones. It is found frequently in the murals of [[Pompeii]].

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File:Lascaux2.jpg|Image of a horse colored with [[yellow ochre]] from [[Lascaux]] cave.
File:Tomb of Nakht.jpg|Paintings in the Tomb of Nakht in [[ancient Egypt]] (15th century BC).
File:Harfenspielerin Römisches Fresko.jpg|Yellow ochre was often used in wall paintings in Ancient Roman villas and towns.
File:Mosaic of Justinianus I - Basilica San Vitale (Ravenna).jpg|[[Byzantine art]] made lavish use of gold, seen in this detail of the [[mosaic]] of the Emperor [[Justinian]] from the [[Basilica of San Vitale]] in [[Ravenna]], Italy (before 547 AD).
File:Flag of Palaeologus Dynasty.svg|The flag of the [[Paleologus dynasty]] of Byzantine emperors was red and gold. 
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