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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Latin for sky-blue. The name caeruleum was first used for [ | + | Latin for sky-blue. The name caeruleum was first used for [[Egyptian blue]]. In the 19th century a synthetic sky-blue pigment composed of cobalt stannate was introduced first as caeruleum but was later changed to [[cerulean blue]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | cerulean blue; azul | + | cerulean blue; azul cerúleo (Esp.); ceruleo (It.); azul cerúleo (Port.) |
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
| − | * | + | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) |
| − | * | + | * Kurt Wehlte, ''The Materials and Techniques of Painting'', Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, 1975 |
* ''The Dictionary of Art'', Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: "Pigments" | * ''The Dictionary of Art'', Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: "Pigments" | ||
Latest revision as of 14:01, 11 May 2022
Description
Latin for sky-blue. The name caeruleum was first used for Egyptian blue. In the 19th century a synthetic sky-blue pigment composed of cobalt stannate was introduced first as caeruleum but was later changed to Cerulean blue.
Synonyms and Related Terms
cerulean blue; azul cerúleo (Esp.); ceruleo (It.); azul cerúleo (Port.)
Resources and Citations
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Kurt Wehlte, The Materials and Techniques of Painting, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, 1975
- The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: "Pigments"