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Color and Light
Explore the story of light and color in art - both in the search for greater realism and spiritual ecstasy. Journey from Gothic cathedrals and Indian courtly painting to modern art.
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Three Aspects of the Absolute
Out of Hindu metaphysics comes the nearest visualisation you can get to of a trance.
Goya's Harmony and Chaos
Goya bares witness to the irrational forces unleashed by Napoleon's invasion of Spain.
Venetians Embrace Color Over the Drawn Line
For Renaissance art theorists, drawing always came before color.
Japan's 18th Century Commercial Art Revitalizes Color
Ukiyo-e demonstrated that every day transitory objects could be considered art.
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