Art

I discovered this very attractive blue and green style of landscape painting. There are quite a few examples that are still vibrant in colour, given that the pigments used were actually made from minerals. A thousand years later, the colours still vibrantly pinging off the page.

The image here is a detail from Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers (千里江山图) painted by Wang Ximeng (王希孟). You can see an interactive version here.

The background I’ve chosen, is from a much later example. By an unknown artist, the piece is called Sea and Sky at Sunrise, from the 17th century. The whole thing is 50cm x 200cm, and is supposed to be viewed right to left.

You can read more at the Met Museum: here.