Museum Barberini, (Museum Barberini n.d.-b), (Museum Barberini n.d.-a)

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The sun is a universal theme: for millennia, human beings have responded artistically to the life-giving source of light. In many cultures, the sun was considered divine and was venerated as a symbol of inexhaustible power. It became a prominent motif in painting, appearing in mythological scenes as well as in atmospheric landscapes. Although it has long since ceased to carry mythological meaning, the sun remains a fascinating and compelling phenomenon even in the art of the present day.

Everyone worships the turning wheel of the sun.

Sophocles, fifth century BCE

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I feel the sun’s rays on my body. I melt dissolved in the warm light, I am extended over the whole earth…

Richard Pousette-Dart, 1960

Bibliography

Museum Barberini. n.d.-a. “Sonne.” Accessed August 8, 2023. https://prolog.museum-barberini.de/de/11729/sonne.
———. n.d.-b. “The Sun.” Accessed August 8, 2023. https://prolog.museum-barberini.de/en/11729/the-sun.