response: I'm not sure where they got it. The wealth and the nobles of the Renaissance, however, would use a dye made from kermes and cochineal to make brilliant red clothing.
original_response: Yes, back in the renaissance, they used it for nobles and wealthy.
history: My favorite color is red. Red is at the end of the spectrum of light. It's with orange and opposite of violet. I didn't know that. What else do you know about red? It's actually a primary color for the RGB and CMYK color model. I learned about primary colors in school when I was little. Great! In addition, the planet Mars gets its red color from iron oxide. I wish we could travel to Mars. In fact, red was among the first colors prehistoric artists used, from ochre. I guess they got red pigment from the dirt or something.
knowledge: In the Renaissance, the brilliant red costumes for the nobility and wealthy were dyed with kermes and cochineal.