CERULEAN: house of memories

Sunday, February 2, 2014

house of memories

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Jo Murray said...: Another excellent image Eric.; February 3, 2014 at 6:40 AM
Unknown said...: gorgeous--love these with this color palette like a serene dessert scene; February 11, 2014 at 2:33 PM
CERULEAN said...: Thank you!
Diane, welcome to my blog.; February 11, 2014 at 4:24 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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