Blue : cobalt to cerulean in art and culture

"The color blue has enchanted mankind since the beginning of time. From ancient Egyptian mummies to modern American music, the hue resurfaces again and again throughout art and cultural history. This ... gathers over two hundred images from the collection of the Museum ... that reveal how this coolest of colors has spanned the ages. Short essays by myseum curators explore the color's ever-shifting significance, creation, and symbolism"--Publisher's description.
Abstract: Blue, the world's favourite colour, is elegantly showcased in more than 200 artworks from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.