Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: light

  • Edgar Degas’ light sensitivity and its effects on his art

    Zeynel KarciogluVirginia, United States The celebrated nineteenth century French painter Hilaire-Germain Edgar Degas was born in Paris in 1834 to a Creole mother from New Orleans and an Italian father from Naples. In 1855 he was admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts, but the following year he went to Italy before finishing his studies. He…

  • Lights and shadows and vitamin D

    Adriano Angelucci L’Aquila, Italy   Figure 1. People in the Sun. Edward Hopper. 1960. Smithsonian American Art Museum. In his paintings, Edward Hopper shows us a reality that is the result of a rational contrast between lights and shadows. The summer sun illuminates the natural landscapes but cannot penetrate through the large windows of the…