Caeruleum

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.)

Authority

• 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"