CERULEAN: basics VII and VIII, see and be seen

Monday, May 5, 2014

basics VII and VIII, see and be seen

3 comments:

Jo Murray said...: More complex than usual...but still perfect.; May 5, 2014 at 9:50 PM
Unknown said...: The geometries in these pieces remind me of the insides of pianos. Guess what I'll be doing in a minute?!; May 12, 2014 at 1:50 PM
Sue Marrazzo Fine Art said...: NICE WORK!; May 14, 2014 at 3:11 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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basics VII and VIII, see and be seen

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