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 ...

30 x 27.3 x 9.2 cm. (11.8 x 10.7 x 3.6 in.) Cf.: Alejandra Pena, El Arte de Cartier – Resplandor del Tiempo. Mexico, 1999 pg. 275 for an illustration of the original design drawing of the box. 裝飾藝術時期 ...

In February 1929, Sir Joseph Duveen (who last winter became at last Lord Duveen) was in a tight spot. After eight years of preparation, Mme Andree Hahn of Paris and Kansas City sued him for $500,000.

For more than 6,000 years, both ultramarine and lapis lazuli, the stone from which it’s derived, have appeared on all manner of precious objects, from jewellery and objets d’art to paintings and the ...

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).

Lapis lazuli, known as 'blue gold', has captivated civilizations for millennia with its vibrant blue color and historical significance. Mined primarily in northeastern Afghanistan, this precious stone ...