The Remarkable History of the Colour Blue
The many Facettes of 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.
Learning Objectives:
• Understand that different cultures have different linguistic categorizations of what we call blue
• Understand what blue objectively is and how it turns into the subjective experience of blue
• Understand how blue is very common in nature but very rare as a pigment
• Understand how blue was won, engineered and used for art and decoration throughout History
• Understand how the meaning attributed to the colour blue evolved throughout History
• Learn to recognize and interpret the type of blue used in different artworks and objects
What’s included?
• Almost 1 hour of video content
• Assignments to further explore, reflect upon, and assimilate the content of the lecture
Certification:
Upon completion of this course, you will receive a digital certificate of completion from Cultura Animi.
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