September 19, 2017
A Study in Blue Pigments Part 3 - Ultramarine
The finest blue known to the ancients, was obtained from the precious stone lapis lazuli also known as lazurite, or lapis for short, a costly mineral. The mineral lazurite is a complex sodium...
September 19, 2017
A Study in Blue Pigments Part 4 - Smalt
Smalt was an important blue pigment used in European oil paintings in the 15th through the 18 centuries. Its origins probably lie in the blue pigment used by the ancient Egyptians, known as us as...
August 22, 2017
A Study in Blue Pigments Part 2 - Egyptian Blue
Egyptian blue, also known as calcium copper silicate, is a very stable synthetic pigment used in ancient Egypt for thousands of years. The ancient Egyptians held the color blue in very high...
August 21, 2017
A Study in Blue Pigments Part 1 - Azurite
Azurite, the first blue pigment used in art, is a natural carbonate of copper usually described as bright blue or sometimes as greenish blue. Naturally occurring in Sinai and the Eastern Desert...
August 10, 2017
David Yurman and his Cable Classic Motif
David Yurman, an American jewelry designer, is best known for his Cable Classics bracelets inspired by the Brooklyn Bridge and ancient Greek and Minoan jewelry. He began his career at the age...
August 8, 2017
Cartier - "The Jeweller of Kings and the King of Jewellers"
From the early 20th century onwards, Jean-Francois Cartier, the jeweler of kings and the king of jewelers, has had ties to royal families and aristocracy worldwide. More than just a jeweler,...
August 7, 2017
Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall was a Russian-French artist of Belarusian Jewish origin. He was an early modernist and worked in virtually every artistic format including painting, book illustrations, stained glass...