Did you know that before the 1800's there were few very bright pigments available, and the ones we did have were either very expensive, toxic, or were light-sensitive vegetable dyes? Let's look at some of the best pigments the modern world has afforded us and see why God has provided us with everything to have beautiful things: very easily and inexpensively Ultramarine Blue : Ultramarine Pigment In the Middle Ages lapis lazuli was imported at great expense from Afghanista