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...
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...
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...