Editing Yellow (section)

=== Post-classical history ===
During the Post-Classical period, yellow became firmly established as the color of [[Judas Iscariot]], the disciple who betrayed [[Jesus Christ]], even though the Bible never describes his clothing. From this connection, yellow also took on associations with [[envy]], [[jealousy]] and duplicity.

The tradition started in the Renaissance of marking non-Christian outsiders, such as Jews, with the color yellow. In [[History of Spain|16th-century Spain]], those accused of [[heresy]] and who refused to renounce their views were compelled to come before the [[Spanish Inquisition]] dressed in a yellow cape.<ref>Eva Heller (2000). ''Psychologie de la couleur -effets et symboliques'', p. 82.</ref>

The color yellow has been historically associated with moneylenders and finance. The [[National Pawnbrokers Association]]'s logo depicts three golden spheres hanging from a bar, referencing the three bags of gold that the patron saint of pawnbroking, [[Nicholas of Myra|St. Nicholas]], holds in his hands. Additionally, the symbol of three golden orbs is found in the coat of arms of the [[House of Medici]], a famous fifteenth-century Italian dynasty of bankers and lenders.<ref name="Yellowtown" />
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File:Thomas Becket Murder.JPG|alt=Saffron was sometimes used as a pigment in Medieval manuscripts, such as this page showing the murder of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. (Circa 1200).|[[Saffron]] was sometimes used as a pigment in Medieval manuscripts, such as this page showing the murder of [[Thomas Becket]] at [[Canterbury Cathedral]], {{Circa}} 1200
File:Giotto - Scrovegni - -31- - Kiss of Judas.jpg|The ''Kiss of Judas'' (1304–06) by [[Giotto di Bondone]], followed the Medieval tradition of clothing [[Judas Iscariot]] in a yellow toga.
File:Robert Dudley.jpg|[[Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester]] (1560–1565)
File:Young Man in a Yellow Robe c1630-1631 Jan Lievens.jpg|alt=Young Man in a Yellow Robe Jan Lievens, c. 1630–1631|''Young Man in a Yellow Robe'' [[Jan Lievens]], {{Circa}} 1630–1631
File:Johannes Vermeer - Het melkmeisje - Google Art Project.jpg|alt=The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer (c. 1658)|[[The Milkmaid (Vermeer)|''The Milkmaid'']] by [[Johannes Vermeer]], {{Circa}}1658
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