Mercedes Tortorici
Biographic Data
| ID | 4992026 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mercedes Tortorici |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mercedes |
| FAMILY NAME | Tortorici |
| SIGNATURE | TORTORICI M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Use of Blue in the Ajanta Paintings
Blue pigments, scarcer and more expensive than many other colours in antiquity, have played an important role in global art history. In this research, I examine how the colour blue, confirmed to be lapis lazuli, was used in the wall paintings of the Buddhist caves at Ajanta. Blue is completely absent in the paintings of the 1st century BCE. Among the paintings of the 5th century CE, it was sparingly used for small details in the centrally located…
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The Use of Blue in the Ajanta Paintings
Blue pigments, scarcer and more expensive than many other colours in antiquity, have played an important role in global art history. In this research, I examine how the colour blue, confirmed to be lapis lazuli, was used in the wall paintings of the Buddhist caves at Ajanta. Blue is completely absent in the paintings of the 1st century BCE. Among the paintings of the 5th century CE, it was sparingly used for small details in the centrally located…
Buddhism (1 work) · Cave (1 work) · Cave painting (1 work) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (1 work) · Eurasian Exchange Networks (1 work) · Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia (1 work) · Painting (1 work)