Azurite, the azurium citramarinum
A blue that comes from the mountains,
a blue that comes from ancient Alemagna,
an azurium citramarinum second only to azurium ult...
Prussian Blue , the oldest synthetic pigment born from a mistake
The blank sheet awaits the first words. Pen in hand, we trace letter after letter with ink of the classic blue color, the color preferr...
Egyptian Blue, the first artificial pigment in history
When we think about a synthetic pigment, produced in the laboratory, we imagine a technician with a coat, gloves, and glasses behind a ...
Indigo, the color given by plants
Indigo is the darkest blue in the spectrum and in the color wheel, as dye a deep dark blue, a blackish blue
so wrote Franz Seufert abo...
Madder Lake, the vegetable red appreciated by artists
In the vast artistic panorama, there are countless ways and different raw materials to obtain the color red; one of these is of vegetab...
Maya Blue, the double nature of an ancient pigment
We are in Bonampak, Mexico, a Mayan archaeological site dating back to the 6th-8th century AD. We are entering the Temple of the Murals...
Ultramarine Blue, the precious pigment extracted from lapis lazuli
Blue is the color of the sky and the sea;
blue is the color we associate with serenity and confidence;
blue is the favorite color...
Sienna Earth: a gift from Earth to color human history
We have a close relationship with earth.
Earth holds the seeds while preparing them to sprout.
To Earth we entrust the bodies of ...
Vivianite, a rare blue pigment
Clear and transparent crystals, featuring a colour ranging from a very light or deep blue to a bluish green. Indeed, looking at viviani...
Cochineal, the red color landed in Europe from Mexico
Looking around and ending up surrounded by colors with our gaze attracted by different shades and attractive dyes which keep challengin...