The stone from the sky
Sacred blues of the ancient world
The birth of ultramarine
The great chemistry race
Out of the blue
YOUR GOAL
Master of The story of ultramarine
andy The Ultramarine Chemistry Race
We chased a blue once worth much more than gold, Now made from clay and sulfur, bright and bold.
andy German chemist Christian Gmelin independently published his own formula weeks after Guimet.
andy In 1828, French chemist Jean-Baptiste Guimet successfully created synthetic ultramarine.
Accidental discovery: Chemists first noticed synthetic blue forming on the walls of industrial soda kilns, which inspired the 1824 French contest.
Which art movement in the late 19th century heavily capitalized on the cheap availability of synthetic ultramarine?
What was the commercial name given to the newly invented synthetic ultramarine pigment?
Which German chemist independently published a synthetic ultramarine formula weeks after Guimet?
What cheap, everyday ingredients were heated together to create synthetic ultramarine?
How did the price of synthetic ultramarine compare to natural ultramarine when first released?
What French organization offered a 6,000-franc prize in 1824 to find a synthetic ultramarine?