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A History of Art in Three Colours

Series 1 Episode 2: Blue

Dr James Fox explores how, in the Middle Ages, the precious blue stone lapis lazuli arrived in Europe from the East, blue became the most exotic and mysterious of colours. It was artists who used it to offer us tantalizing glimpses of other worlds beyond our own.

Category
Art / History
Original air date
2012-08-01
Cast and crew
  • Matt HillDirector
  • James FoxHost