19th century painters may have primed their canvases with beer-brewing leftovers
Brewer’s yeast proteins turned up in several works by two of Denmark’s most famous artists
!['The 84-Gun Danish Warship "Dronning Marie" in the Sound' painting, which shows one large ship sailing flanked by two small ships](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/052323_mp_beer-painting_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
The 1834 painting The 84-Gun Danish Warship "Dronning Marie" in the Sound by Danish artist Cristoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg contains proteins from brewer’s yeast in its base layer.
The National Gallery of Denmark