As blue triumphed in the modern era, new shades were created and blue became the color of romance and the blues. Blue gained new favor as a royal color in the twelfth century and became a formidable political and military force during the French Revolution.
As people began to associate blue with the Virgin Mary, the color became a powerful element in church decoration and symbolism. Beginning with the almost total absence of blue from ancient Western art and language, the story moves to medieval Europe. Pastoureau investigates how the ever-changing role of blue in society has been reflected in manuscripts, stained glass, heraldry, clothing, paintings, and popular culture. In this fascinating history, the renowned medievalist Michel Pastoureau traces the changing meanings of blue from its rare appearance in prehistoric art to its international ubiquity today.Īny history of color is, above all, a social history. The ancient Greeks scorned it as ugly and barbaric, but most Americans and Europeans now cite it as their favorite color. A beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color blue throughout the agesīlue has had a long and topsy-turvy history in the Western world.
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