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Sunday, February 27, 2011

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Sharon said...: I really, really, really like your work. My first visit here. Beautiful pieces!; February 28, 2011 at 4:06 AM
CERULEAN said...: Thank you for your nice comment, Sharon. Welcome to my blog.; February 28, 2011 at 11:37 PM
Debu Barve said...: really liked 'timetable'! nice.; March 4, 2011 at 8:45 AM

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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