Ultramarine Blue (Noun)
Meaning
Blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The Renaissance painter mixed ultramarine blue with a binding agent to create a vibrant paint for his frescoes.
- Ultramarine blue was a highly prized pigment in the Middle Ages, used to depict the robes of the Virgin Mary in illuminated manuscripts.
- The artist's use of ultramarine blue in her painting gave it a sense of depth and luminosity that was unparalleled in her time.
- The pigment ultramarine blue was derived from the semi-precious stone lapis lazuli, which was mined in Afghanistan and transported along the Silk Road.
- In the 19th century, the discovery of a synthetic method for producing ultramarine blue made the pigment more widely available and affordable for artists.