Watch Series: The Art of Colour

Why do artists use the colours they use? Why does the Virgin Mary wear blue? Why is the colour purple absent from the rainbow? London Art Studies explores the spectrum of an artist’s palette and reveals the power and symbolism hidden within.

Red
03:19
The Art of Colour
The colour orange in Frederic Leighton’s Flaming June.
03:48
The Art of Colour
Van Gogh's Sunflowers
03:07
The Art of Colour
Raphael's Pope Julius
02:35
The Art of Colour
Yves Klein body printing
03:30
The Art of Colour
Painting of a rainbow by John Constable
02:57
The Art of Colour
Photograph of Queen Victoria
03:37
The Art of Colour
Edmund de Waal
03:11
The Art of Colour
Gold
04:36
The Art of Colour
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