CERULEAN: lost

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

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4 comments:

r.bohnenkamp said...: a new great one!
favorite painting!!!; February 23, 2011 at 11:37 PM
Ian Foster said...: Beautiful! The little patch of red is a triumph.; February 24, 2011 at 9:04 AM
Seth said...: Great piece. As Ian said, perfect spot of red.; February 25, 2011 at 2:46 AM
CERULEAN said...: Thanks, Ralf, Ian and Seth.; February 28, 2011 at 11:34 PM

About the name

Cerulean is a range of colours from deep blue, skye-blue, bright blue or azure to deep cyan. The word cerulean comes from the Latin word caerulem, which means 'sky' or 'heavens' or sometimes 'oceans'.

Besides cerulean, ultramarine (cornflower blue) plays a prominent role. This pigment is natural present in the mineral lazurite, found in the valuable lapis lazuli.

From 1100 onwards this pigment, imported from Asia (China, Afghanistan), reaches the ateliers of painters in Europe, the blue of old masters Ducio, Titiaan and Vermeer.

In Italy the colour was known as Azurro Oltramarino. Literally 'the azurite coming from beyond the seas'.

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