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Illumination, British title of the 1896 novel The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic; Illumination (decoration), a popular Moravian decoration used throughout Advent and Christmastide; Illumination (image), the use of light and shadow in art; Illuminations (poetry collection), by French poet Arthur Rimbaud
John the Baptist (John in the Wilderness), by Caravaggio, 1604, in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City. Tenebrism, from Italian tenebroso ('dark, gloomy, mysterious'), also occasionally called dramatic illumination, is a style of painting using especially pronounced chiaroscuro, where there are violent contrasts of light and dark, and where darkness becomes a dominating feature of the ...
The illustrations were created to enhance the passages of the Gospel and bring the word of God to the viewer. The four Gospels, John, Mathew, Luke and Mark take the reader through the year from Easter to Easter. [18] This manuscript also made use of models depicting similar figures with minor alterations or color variations.
An illuminated manuscript is a formally prepared document where the text is decorated with flourishes such as borders and miniature illustrations.Often used in the Roman Catholic Church for prayers and liturgical books such as psalters and courtly literature, the practice continued into secular texts from the 13th century onward and typically include proclamations, enrolled bills, laws ...
The Cathach of St. Columba (beginning of 7th century) is the oldest extant manuscript with initials decorated in the characteristic style of Insular illumination: the first letter is incorporated into the text and is followed by other letters whose size decreases until they reach the size of the main text. The initials themselves are decorated ...
Lighting or illumination is the deliberate use of light to achieve ... and took fewer potent analgesics than 23 matched patients in similar rooms with windows facing ...
This San Luis Obispo Chardonnay is one of the rare NA wines in which the flavor actually lingers — think lime zest, a light hint of vanilla, and bright, sharp acidity. It was easily the best NA ...
Giulio Clovio, Adoration of the Magi.Double page from the Book of Hours of Cardinal Farnese, 1537–1546, Pierpont Morgan Library, M.69 (fols. 38v-39).. Renaissance illumination refers to the production of illuminated manuscripts in Western Europe in the late 15th and 16th centuries, influenced by the representational techniques and motifs of Renaissance painting.