azure ultramarine
London
17th Century
Source: Boulboullé, Jenny. "Drawn up by a learned physician from the mouths of artisans: The Mayerne manuscript revisited." 2020.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
Lapis Lazuli
Preparation Steps
Instructions for 'drawing azure ultramarine out of Lapis Lazuli' are described as time-consuming and laborious procedures required to transform the precious stone into a high-quality blue pigment (p. 212).
Original Recipe Text
Instructions for 'drawing azure ultramarine out of Lapis Lazuli' are described as time-consuming and laborious procedures required to transform the precious stone into a high-quality blue pigment (p. 212).
Evidence
"More complex instructions for time-consuming and laborious procedures to transform a precious stone into an even more precious blue pigment were meticulously put into writing by the Netherlandish portrait painter Cornelius Jansen... These recipes for ‘drawing azure ultramarine out of Lapis Lazuli’"
Remarks
Contributed by Cornelius Jansen, a Netherlandish portrait painter active under James I. This reflects the transmission of master-level artisanal knowledge (p. 212).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorBlue
RegionLondon
Approx. Year1650
Source Information
AuthorBoulboullé, Jenny. "Drawn up by a learned physician from the mouths of artisans: The Mayerne manuscript revisited." 2020.
CollectionCornelius Jansen
Language
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