We continue our series about the origins of colours with Victoria Finlay, the author of Colour, Travels through the Paintbox.
She took Jennifer Chevalier to the National Gallery to look at the origins of the most expensive colour next to gold - blue. Colour: Travels Through the Paintbox, by Victoria Finlay, published by Sceptre, ISBN: 0340733284. Also in this series: The Colour RedThe Colour GreenThe Colour YellowThe Colour BlackThe Colour Ochre
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