CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The first blue pigment to hold its color was often prized over gold. The semi-precious stone lapis lazuli was ground into an iridescent pigment, sometimes called ultramarine, that ...

Lapis Lazuli is known for its special look. The color blue represents trust. It's the color of the sky, which is expansive and symbolizes freedom. Among spiritual circles, the Lapis Lazuli has been ...

Over the past two decades, exhibits like Gods in Color and Chroma have popularized the idea that the ancient world was awash in color. But what do we really know about how ancient peoples understood ...

Blue travelled across empires as a marker of divinity, power, and painstaking labour; over time, its value shifted from ...

Anita Radini's work on the medieval female artist mentioned in this article was partially funded by the Max Planck Society and the Leverhulme Trust (through a Leverhulme prize to Dr Camilla Speller).