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Lapis Lazuli World UK - Andean Wares :: Lapis Lazuli Pigment
Lapis Lazuli Pigment
 Lapis Lazuli pigment has been well documented throughout
history: The first noted use of the stone as a pigment can be seen in
sixth and seventh century AD cave paintings in Afghanistan temples where
the stone was most predominantly mined. Lapis Lazuli ultramarine pigment
has also been found in some Chinese paintings dating from the tenth and eleventh centuries AD and in a few Indian murals
dating from the eleventh, twelfth and seventeenth centuries AD. Italian
painters of the fourteenth through the fifteenth centuries AD used the
brilliant ultramarine color to complement their vermilion and gold
illuminated manuscripts and panel paintings.
Painters of the Renaissance had a strong affinity for the ultramarine
pigment due to its vivid rich consistency. Because of the costly manner by
which the pigment was extracted from the stone lapis lazuli, natural
ultramarine blue has been one of the most costly and precious of the artist
materials equaling and sometimes exceeding the price of gold. Artists used
the pigment quite sparingly reserving its use for the robes of the Virgin
Mary and Christ child. Until now, natural ultramarine pigment was extremely
difficult to buy. Most painters wishing to obtain it had to purchase the
stone from a gem dealer and extract the pigment themselves.
Read this wonderful
note about the extraction and properties of Lapis Lazuli pigment.Recent refining
advancements, coupled with our ability to obtain top quality stones, has
made it possible to offer this extremely rare natural product at incredible
prices.
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Now, artists do not have to compromise the exquisite vibrancy of
genuine Lapis Lazuli pigment. Its synthetic counterpart is n ot as vivid blue
or as permanent as the natural version. The particles within synthetic
ultramarine are much smaller and uniform than natural ultramarine thus
diffusing the light more evenly. The natural Lapis Lazuli pigment, with
large and irregular particles of angular shape, react to light like a prism,
producing its characteristic three-dimensional, gemlike effect.
Natural Lapis Lazuli Pigment is suitable for use in paints, lacquers, inks
and cosmetics. It is successfully being used in t he coating of metallic and
other surfaces.
We offer three different quality Lapis Lazuli pigments. Each is sold by
the Kilogram (2.2 Pounds). A $0.30 per package sub-charge will be added to
any shipment method you select
We also offer the option to buy a 100 grs sampler bottle for each one of our
pigment types, with no shipping sub-charge (only regular shipping fees
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Lapis Lazuli World UK - Andean Wares :: Lapis Lazuli Pigment
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