Ultramarine or lapis lazuli in the finest quality, used in the 15th and 16th centuries only as a pigment color for the blue of the robe of the depiction of St. Mary, no color was more expensive back then, not even purple, the lapis lazuli came across the sea from Afghanistan , hence the name ultramarine (from beyond the sea). What is particularly special about this gemstone is that it can show gold veins. The combination of lapis blue and gold was already of heavenly significance in Egyptian art.
Ultramarine or lapis lazuli in the finest quality, used in the 15th and 16th centuries only as a pigment color for the blue of the robe of the depiction of St. Mary, no color was more expensive...
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Ultramarine or lapis lazuli in the finest quality, used in the 15th and 16th centuries only as a pigment color for the blue of the robe of the depiction of St. Mary, no color was more expensive back then, not even purple, the lapis lazuli came across the sea from Afghanistan , hence the name ultramarine (from beyond the sea). What is particularly special about this gemstone is that it can show gold veins. The combination of lapis blue and gold was already of heavenly significance in Egyptian art.
Citrine Lapis Lazuli Necklace with...