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''Centaurea dyanus''; Boyle's blue; cyan blue; blu fiordaliso (It.); ambreta, ciano (Port.)
 
''Centaurea dyanus''; Boyle's blue; cyan blue; blu fiordaliso (It.); ambreta, ciano (Port.)
  
== Other Properties ==
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
  
Not lightfast
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* Not lightfast
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
* R.D. Harley, R.D. Harley, ''Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835'', Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982
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* R.D. Harley, ''Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835'', Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982
  
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
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* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
  
  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:35, 5 July 2022

Description

A fugitive organic blue colorant obtained from cornflower petals (Centaurea dyanus). Cornflower blue was used in some 18th century watercolor paintings.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Centaurea dyanus; Boyle's blue; cyan blue; blu fiordaliso (It.); ambreta, ciano (Port.)

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Not lightfast

Resources and Citations

  • R.D. Harley, Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835, Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982

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