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Blue, the world's favorite color, is elegantly showcased in more than 200 artworks from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Representing a diversity of movements, cultures, and media that spans the ages and the globe, the objects in Blue range from ancient Egyptian jewelry and traditional Japanese prints to Impressionist paintings and indigo-dyed textiles. Short essays from museum curators on the significance and symbolism of the color at various times and places provide historical context for this visual feast. With page edges dyed blue, this distinctive volume is a bijou treasure.
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TITLE PAGE
Damascus, Syria, 17th–18th century
Tile
Fritware, with polychrome decoration under a transparent glaze
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Bequest of Mrs. Francis Jackson Ward, 22.627
Damascus, Syria, 17th–18th century
Tile
Fritware, with polychrome decoration under a transparent glaze
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Bequest of Mrs. Francis Jackson Ward, 22.627
TITLE PAGE
Greek, Late Hellenistic Period, 1st century BC
Oil Flask (alabastron)
Glass, cast, gold-band mosaic
13.4 cm (51/4 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund, 98.939
Greek, Late Hellenistic Period, 1st century BC
Oil Flask (alabastron)
Glass, cast, gold-band mosaic
13.4 cm (51/4 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund, 98.939
TITLE PAGE
Korean, Joseon dynasty, 17th century
Fan: Cranes and Lotuses
Ink and color on paper
50.8 × 83.8 × 3.8 cm (20 × 33 × 11/2 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Gift of Robert Treat Paine, Jr., 47.1551
Korean, Joseon dynasty, 17th century
Fan: Cranes and Lotuses
Ink and color on paper
50.8 × 83.8 × 3.8 cm (20 × 33 × 11/2 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Gift of Robert Treat Paine, Jr., 47.1551
TITLE PAGE
John Singleton Copley, American, 1738–1815
Mrs. Joseph Barrell (Hannah Fitch), ca. 1771
Pastel on paper mounted on canvas
60.64 × 45.72 cm (237/8 × 18 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Gift of Benjamin Joy, 52.1472
John Singleton Copley, American, 1738–1815
Mrs. Joseph Barrell (Hannah Fitch), ca. 1771
Pastel on paper mounted on canvas
60.64 × 45.72 cm (237/8 × 18 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Gift of Benjamin Joy, 52.1472
PAGE 6
Egyptian, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, 1539–1295/1292 BC
Eye of Horus (Wedjat) Ring
Faience
2 × 2 cm (13/16 × 13/16 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way, 72.2875
Egyptian, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, 1539–1295/1292 BC
Eye of Horus (Wedjat) Ring
Faience
2 × 2 cm (13/16 × 13/16 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way, 72.2875
PAGE 7
French, 1754–55
Platter from the Louis XV Service
Made at: Vincennes Manufactory, France Soft-paste porcelain with colored enamels and gilded decoration
4.3 × 26.7 × 38.7 cm (111/16 × 101/2 × 151/4 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Anonymous gift, 1992.469
French, 1754–55
Platter from the Louis XV Service
Made at: Vincennes Manufactory, France Soft-paste porcelain with colored enamels and gilded decoration
4.3 × 26.7 × 38.7 cm (111/16 × 101/2 × 151/4 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Anonymous gift, 1992.469
PAGE 8
Egyptian, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khufu, 2551–2528 BC
Broad Collar
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Tomb G 7440 Z
Faience
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, 27.1548.2
Egyptian, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khufu, 2551–2528 BC
Broad Collar
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Tomb G 7440 Z
Faience
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, 27.1548.2
PAGE 9
Joos van Cleve, Flemish, active in 1522, died 1540 or 1541
The Crucifixion, ca. 1525
Oil on panel
80.4 × 63.2 cm (315/8 × 247/8 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Picture Fund, 12.170
Joos van Cleve, Flemish, active in 1522, died 1540 or 1541
The Crucifixion, ca. 1525
Oil on panel
80.4 × 63.2 cm (315/8 × 247/8 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Picture Fund, 12.170
PAGE 10
Charles Sheeler, American, 1883–1965
Three White Tulips, 1912
Oil on panel
34.92 × 26.67 cm (133/4 × 101/2 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Gift of the William H. Lane Foundation, 1990.442
Charles Sheeler, American, 1883–1965
Three White Tulips, 1912
Oil on panel
34.92 × 26.67 cm (133/4 × 101/2 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Gift of the William H. Lane Foundation, 1990.442
PAGE 11
Egyptian, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, 1550–1295 BC
Ibex Finial
Egyptian blue
Height: 5.5 cm (23/16 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
William Stevenson Smith Fund, 1979.159
Egyptian, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, 1550–1295 BC
Ibex Finial
Egyptian blue
Height: 5.5 cm (23/16 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
William Stevenson Smith Fund, 1979.159
PAGE 11
Egyptian, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose IV, 1400–1390 BC
Model Throw Stick
Findspot: Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Thutmose IV, Notes: Egypt (Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Thutmose IV)
26 × 4.1 cm (101/4 × 15/8 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 03.1086
Egyptian, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose IV, 1400–1390 BC
Model Throw Stick
Findspot: Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Thutmose IV, Notes: Egypt (Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Thutmose IV)
26 × 4.1 cm (101/4 × 15/8 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 03.1086
PAGE 12
South Sea Islands, 19th century
Bark Cloth
81 × 102 cm (317/8 × 403/16 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Alfred Greenough Collection, 85.485
South Sea Islands, 19th century
Bark Cloth
81 × 102 cm (317/8 × 403/16 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Alfred Greenough Collection, 85.485
PAGE 13
Roman, Late Republican or Imperial Period, late 1st century BC–AD 1st century
Ribbed Bowl
Mosaic glass, form and decoration of vessel produced by fusion of small mosaiclike elements—thin slices of a cane fused into a marbled pattern
4.4 cm (13/4 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund, 99.442
Roman, Late Republican or Imperial Period, late 1st century BC–AD 1st century
Ribbed Bowl
Mosaic glass, form and decoration of vessel produced by fusion of small mosaiclike elements—thin slices of a cane fused into a marbled pattern
4.4 cm (13/4 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund, 99.442
PAGE 13
Dutch (Delft), ca. 1690
Pair of Tulip Vases as Triumphal Arches
Tin-glazed earthenware
Attributed to: Adriaen Kocks, Dutch, Proprietor, The Greek A Factory, active 1687–1701
29.5 × 30.5 × 7.6 cm (115/8 × 12 × 3 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The G. Ephis Collection—Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously, Charles Bain Hoyt Fund, John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund, William Francis Warden Fund, Tamara Petrosian Davis Sculpture Fund, John Lowell Gardner Fund, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, H. E. Bolles Fund, and funds by exchange from the Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection—Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger, 2012.605.1–2
Dutch (Delft), ca. 1690
Pair of Tulip Vases as Triumphal Arches
Tin-glazed earthenware
Attributed to: Adriaen Kocks, Dutch, Proprietor, The Greek A Factory, active 1687–1701
29.5 × 30.5 × 7.6 cm (115/8 × 12 × 3 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The G. Ephis Collection—Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously, Charles Bain Hoyt Fund, John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund, William Francis Warden Fund, Tamara Petrosian Davis Sculpture Fund, John Lowell Gardner Fund, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, H. E. Bolles Fund, and funds by exchange from the Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection—Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger, 2012.605.1–2
PAGE 14
Dutch (Delft), late 17th century
“Kraak” Plate
Marked by: Albrecht Cornelisz Keiser, active ca. 1667–90
Made by: The Two Ships Factory
Tin-glazed earthenware
39 cm (153/8 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The G....
Dutch (Delft), late 17th century
“Kraak” Plate
Marked by: Albrecht Cornelisz Keiser, active ca. 1667–90
Made by: The Two Ships Factory
Tin-glazed earthenware
39 cm (153/8 in)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The G....
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction: Blue Notes
- The Significance of Blue in Ancient Egyptian Art
- Egyptian Blue and Egyptian Faience
- Indigo
- The Brilliant Kingfisher
- Porcelaneous Blue: The Blue-and-White Tradition in Chinese Porcelain
- The Rise of Blue in Europe
- A Blue Plate Special: Five Centuries of Blue in European Ceramics, 1500 to Today
- The Blues of the Japanese Landscape: Hokusai’s Prints of Mount Fuji
- Cyanotype Photography
- The Blues
- Captions
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