CERULEAN: statue

Monday, November 20, 2017

statue

For the TAW challenge this week: statue - "Zeus"

5 comments:

indybev said...: 'Tis not a ruse
It's really Zeus!; November 21, 2017 at 5:51 PM
Lori Saul said...: Beautiful colors and powerful profile of Zeus!; November 21, 2017 at 6:02 PM
Michele said...: marvelous! stunning composition. xo; November 22, 2017 at 6:08 AM
Taluula said...: I love your work and this is a stunning piece.; November 22, 2017 at 12:59 PM
Deann said...: I like the focus of this it is beautiful.; November 22, 2017 at 11:33 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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Monday, November 20, 2017

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