Victoria Gallery & Museum: Play of Light: A Display of Darkness and Illumination
Date: 1.4.26 - 1.3.27
Time: 00:00
Location: Victoria Gallery & Museum, Ashton Street, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3DR
This small display shows how using the play of light against darkness, to add drama and mood to art, was applied by British artists of the late Georgian and Victorian eras.
Using the play of light against darkness to add drama and mood has been a feature of art since the Renaissance.
Some artists specialised in atmospheric moonlit scenes, which became known as nocturnes after the musical term. They can be seen as part of the Romanticism movement, a way of expressing emotions and evoking ambience through art, literature and music.
Artists featured include J.M.W. Turner, Joseph Wright of Derby, John Atkinson Grimshaw and David Roberts.
Location
You’ll find this exhibition in Gallery 4.
