Light

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The night has a thousand eyes,
And the day but one.

F.W. Bourdillon

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Topic

Stars The sun Light Night and day

Author

F.W. Bourdillon

Source

Light

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1878 1870s 19th century

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Citation

Bourdillon, Francis William. "Light." Among the Flowers and Other Poems. Marcus Ward & Co., 1878.

Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

Genesis 1:3

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Topic

Light Creation of the world Creation

Source

Genesis The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 1:3).

Light is a delicate thing.

Georges Braque

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Topic

Nature of light Light Art

Speaker

Georges Braque

Source

The Artist in His Studio

Medium

Interview

Language

French

Time

20th century

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Citation

Liberman, Alexander. The Artist in His Studio. Viking Press, 1960, ch. 3.

I have seized the light. I have arrested its flight!

Louis Daguerre

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Topic

Light Photography

Speaker

Louis Daguerre

Source

A History and Handbook of Photography

Language

French

Time

1825 1820s 19th century

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Citation

Tissandier, Gaston. A History and Handbook of Photography, edited by John Thomson, Sampson, Low, Marston, Low & Searle, 1876, p. 24.

Light (God's eldest daughter), is a principal beauty in a building.

Thomas Fuller (churchman)

The Holy State and the Profane State

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Topic

Light Architecture

Author

Thomas Fuller (churchman)

Source

The Holy State and the Profane State

Medium

Essay

Genre

Travel writing

Language

English

Time

1642 1640s 17th century

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Citation

Fuller, Thomas. The Holy State and the Profane State. Cambridge: John Williams, 1642, bk. 3, ch. 7.

Learning that color is a fiction of light is one of the primary shocks of growing up: that this hitherto deeply physical thing is just a reflection and that nothing can keep its color under the cover of darkness, are monstrous things to understand, even for my adult mind.

Tacita Dean

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Topic

Light and color Light Color Illusions Perception

Speaker

Tacita Dean

Source

Colour: Documents of Contemporary Art

Language

English

Time

21st century

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Citation

Dean, Tacita. Colour: Documents of Contemporary Art, edited by David Batchelor. MIT Press, 2008, p. 235.