CERULEAN: the difference

Sunday, May 22, 2011

the difference

3 comments:

Sharon said...: Very strong...and quite remarkable. Very daring! It seems that 'the space that does not exist' is the force holding everything in place. WOW!; May 23, 2011 at 6:23 AM
CERULEAN said...: Thanks,Sharon.You got it!; May 25, 2011 at 1:04 AM
Sharon said...: Love it!; May 26, 2011 at 12:44 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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