The Color Blue
Its Use as Metaphor and Symbol
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8728018 |
|---|---|
| Authors | V P J Jacobs (corresponding author), Vivian Jacobs, Wilhelmina Jacobs |
| Year | 1958 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-29 |
| Publication date | 1958-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Speech (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1283 • E-ISSN: 1527-2133 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/453461 |
| OpenAlex | W2314285430 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
So wrote Sylvanus Morgan in I661 in his work on heraldry.' It is one of two passages on the significance of blue in A. Welby Pugin's Glossary of Ecclesiastical Ornament and Costume.2 'Our blessed Lady,' Pugin continues, 'has always been traditionally represented in a blue mantle, on account of the mystic signification of this colour.' In studies dealing with symbolism in religious works of art, blue is defined as signifying heaven, heavenly love, and truth, constancy, and fidelity.3 'It is the color of truth, because blue always appears in the sky after the clouds are dispelled, suggesting the unveiling of truth,' writes George Ferguson in the most recent work to appear on the subject. 'In paintings, both Christ and the Virgin Mary wear mantles of blue. . . . In the Church blue has become the traditional color of the Virgin Mary and is used on days commemorating events in her life.'4 According to Daniel V. Thompson, blue had contrived 'to establish itself ... as the emblem of maidenhood.'5 'Nous
Art · Linguistics · Metaphor · Symbol (formal · Architecture and Cultural Influences · Psychology · Communication · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1973 - 2024 (52) |
| Highly cited | No |