Editing Brown (section)

=== Ancient history ===
Brown has been used in art since prehistoric times. Paintings using [[umber]], a natural clay pigment composed of iron oxide and manganese oxide, have been dated to 40,000 BC.<ref>Varichon, ''Couleurs&nbsp;– pigments et teintures dans les mains des peuples''. p. 254.</ref> Paintings of brown horses and other animals have been found on the walls of the [[Lascaux cave]] dating back about 17,300 years. The female figures in ancient Egyptian tomb paintings have brown skin, painted with umber. Light tan was often used on painted Greek amphorae and vases, either as a background for black figures, or the reverse.

The Ancient Greeks and Romans produced a fine reddish-brown ink, of a color called [[sepia (color)|sepia]], made from the ink of a variety of [[cuttlefish]]. This ink was used by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], [[Raphael]] and other artists during the Renaissance, and by artists up until the present time.

In Ancient Rome, brown clothing was associated with the lower classes or barbarians. The term for the plebeians, or urban poor, was "pullati", which meant literally "those dressed in brown".<ref>Eva Heller, ''Psychologie de la couleur: Effets et symboliques''. p. 219</ref>
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File:Lascaux2.jpg|Painting of a [[Dun gene|dun horse]] on the wall of [[Lascaux Cave]] in France
File:Maler der Grabkammer des Userhêt (II) 001.jpg|Tomb of [[Userhet]], 1300 BC. Brown was widely used in Ancient Egypt to represent skin color.
File:Antimenes Painter - Black-figure Amphora with Herakles and Apollo Fighting Over the Tripod - Walters 4821 - Detail B.jpg|A tan [[terracotta]] background on a Greek [[amphora]] with the figures of Hercules and Apollo. (about 720 BC)
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