Michelangelo's Blue

Wonderful Vintage Lapis Lazuli Necklace with Gold Elements, c. 1995


€ 890.00 *
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Wonderful Vintage Lapis Lazuli Necklace with Gold Elements, c. 1995
Wonderful Vintage Lapis Lazuli Necklace with Gold Elements, c. 1995
Description
Did you know that some colours were made from gemstones in medieval painters' workshops? If you wanted to produce a sky blue colour, azurite was ground into a fine powder and then bound with egg to form a paste that could be applied as a glaze in countless layers. Shades of green were obtained from malachite and delicate pink from rose quartz. One of the most expensive pigments was crushed lapis lazuli, a gemstone that has been mined in the mountains of Afghanistan since ancient times. Painters such as Giotto and Michelangelo used it to create masterpieces whose blue colour still inspires with its luminosity centuries later. Perhaps the most famous example is Michelangelo's fresco The Last Judgement in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican: the glowing sky is made of pure lapis lazuli. Eines der teuersten Pigmente lieferte zermahlener Lapislazuli. Seit der Antike wird dieser Edelstein in den Bergen von Afghanistan abgebaut. Maler wie Giotto und Michelangelo schufen mit ihm Meisterwerke, deren Blau auch nach Jahrhunderten noch durch seine Leuchtkraft begeistert: Vielleicht das berühmteste Beispiel ist Michelangelos Fresko Das jüngste Gericht in der Sixtinischen Kapelle im Vatikan: Der leuchtende Himmel besteht aus reinem Lapis Lazuli. This long necklace consists of large lapis lazuli of a deep blue colour, cut into large drums. Golden spheres are set at regular intervals between the gemstones. The necklace is approximately 84.5 cm long and presents the elements individually knotted and strung together. A yellow gold clasp makes it easy to put on and holds the chain securely in place thanks to an additional safety eyelet. Thanks to its length and the size of the tumbled stones, the necklace is a real eye-catcher - in the same beguiling blue that Michelangelo loved so much.
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Wonderful Vintage Lapis Lazuli Necklace with Gold Elements, c. 1995
Michelangelo's Blue
€ 890.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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