CERULEAN: no man's land

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

no man's land

For the three muses challenge: "postage stamps"
Collage and some digital tools, 10 x 15 cm

4 comments:

indybev said...: You are ever so inventive!; June 20, 2018 at 4:33 PM
Deann said...: Right on...great job.; June 20, 2018 at 6:05 PM
Sim said...: Hahaha! Excellent! So unique and beautiful Eric!; June 20, 2018 at 9:57 PM
sirkkis said...: Nice idea. Beautiful.; June 21, 2018 at 6:51 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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Wednesday, June 20, 2018

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