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Sonata I (Sonata of the Sun). Allegro.

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis1907

M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art

M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art
Kaunas, Lithuania

The painting series follow the structure of a musical sonata. The first painting - Alegro - shows the main theme of the sonata: a gateway with a palace behind it and silhouettes of mountains with trees (at the top of the painting). The double line of the suns tells us to stop and repeat the main melody. The main theme is explored in the middle of the painting and in the bottom we have the main theme repeated and finalized in the form of the sun palace with gates.

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  • Title: Sonata I (Sonata of the Sun). Allegro.
  • Creator: M. K. Čiurlionis
  • Date Created: 1907
  • Physical Dimensions: h 63.1, w 59.5
  • Type: Painting from a sonata
  • Rights: M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art
  • Medium: tempera on paper
M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art

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