Light and Shadow
Description
The use of special light effects as a narrative element; the suggestion of an internal source of light in the work of Rembrandt and his followers; Vermeer's alternation of sunlight and shadow; the absence of shadow in Mondrian; the uses of light to relate interior to exterior space; the use of light as a material-this program looks at five centuries of light and shadow in Dutch art.
Runtime
25 min
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Date of Publication
[2012], cuuuu
Database
Films on Demand
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