Smalt was an important blue pigment used in European oil paintings in the 15th through the 18 centuries.

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.

Egyptian blue, also known as calcium copper silicate, is a very stable synthetic pigment used in ancient Egypt for thousands of years.

Azurite, the first blue pigment used in art, is a natural carbonate of copper usually described as bright blue or sometimes as greenish blue.

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.

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, Cartier’s history is full of innovation and royal sophistication.

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, stage sets, ceramic, tapestries and fine art prints. Art critic Robert Hughes referred to Chagall as "the quintessential Jewish artist of the twentieth century and according to art historian Michael J Lewis, Chagall was considered to be “the last survivor of the first generation of European modernists”.