Il sole (1904) by Giuseppe Pellizza da VolpedoLa Galleria Nazionale
Did you ever wait for the sunrise in the open country?
The glowing sun overwhelms our view, and we can only glimpse at the outlines of a few farmouses and sparse trees.
The rays break up into the colors of the spectrum. Using short brushtrokes in the Divisionist style, the painter transposes the latest scientific theories of optics onto the canvas
In those areas not yet reached by the dawn's light, the color is dense, homogenous, dark.
White light strikes the center. The sun, with its rays of light, gives life to the world around us, and Pelizza Da Volpedo uses threads of color and light to imitate this effect, shaping the elements in the painting.
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