Icons were covered in a varnish of linseed oil that turned very dark over time. It was wrongly thought that these old icons were originally painted with dark paint. Until modern restoration methods were used to reveal the original bright colours, many icons were painted with dark paint assuming that was the correct tradition of icon painting.
It's been known since that most of the history is hidden and being translated on favour of those who benefit from it but the truth shall always remain in plain sight for those who believe.....
Yes it is Sad, too see them! Due to them lying to Us, basically stating we ain't shit but Slave's. My whole 51 years of my life thinking that 🤔 With no History about this Here 💔 😢
