Why Did Artists Reserve the Rarest Pigment for the Mother of Jesus? (opens in new tab)

Color has a language of its own— a language that most artists understand. Beyond light versus dark, each color has a significant interpretation connected to it. In Biblical paintings, yellow is for Judas and blue for Mary. It’s not always clear where these ideas come from, but in the case of ultramarine blue, the […]

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