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Warum heisst es Ultramarin?
Das blaue Gestein Lapislazuli und vor allem das daraus hergestellte Pigment Fra Angelico Blau war wegen seiner Beständigkeit und des aufwändigen Herstellungsverfahrens schon im Mittelalter sehr kostbar. So entstand der Name azurro ultramarine, was so viel bedeutet wie „Das Blau von jenseits des Meeres“.
Wie mischt man Ultramarinblau?
Es sollte eine Variante von Orange sein und es ist die Farbe, die du mit dem Blau vermischen wirst, um es dunkler zu machen. Ein guter Startpunkt wäre Gebrannte Sienna zu Ultramarinblau zu mischen. Eine weitere mögliche Farbkombination ist Kadmiumorange und Kobaltblau.
What is the scientific name for ultramarine?
General terminology. Ultramarine is a blue made from natural lapis lazuli, or its synthetic equivalent which is sometimes called „French Ultramarine“. Variants of the pigment „ultramarine red“, „ultramarine green“, „ultramarine violet“ are known, and are based on similar chemistry and crystal structure.
When was ultramarine made artificially?
Since the 19th century, ultramarine has been manufactured artificially Ultramarine blue is a historical pigment having been found in Egyptian tomb paintings. Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarotti used the pigment. Synthetic ultramarine was produced at the beginnig of the nineteenth Century.
What is the difference between ultramarine and syntsynthetic ultramarine?
Synthetic ultramarine is a more vivid blue than natural ultramarine, since the particles in synthetic ultramarine are smaller and more uniform than the particles in natural ultramarine and therefore diffuse light more evenly. Its color is unaffected by light nor by contact with oil or lime as used in painting.
Why is ultramarine so expensive?
Natural ultramarine therefore became the most expensive of artists‘ colorants with a price sometimes exceeding that of gold. It was, therefore, used very sparingly and the highest quality ultramarine was often reserved for painting the robes of Mary and the infant Christ in religious images.