The Remarkable History of the Colour Blue

This lecture will guide you through notions of colour perception throughout history, the origins of blue pigments, their use in art, and the relationship between the colour blue and the Sacred. The chapters we will discuss are the following: - Did the ancients see Blue? - What is Blue? - Blue in Nature - Why Blue was so difficult - Egyptian Blue - Blue throughout the ancient world - The Virgin Mary - Royal Blue - Vermeer - Democratization of Blue - Modern Blue A multiple choice quiz and some open assignments accompany the lecture, so you are sure to integrate the contents and build your own reflection upon what we have learned.