The Getty Center, Los Angeles: Lumen: The Art and Science of Light

Lumen The Art and Science of Light

September 10-December 8, 2024, Getty Centre

'Focusing on the arts of western Europe, Lumen explores the ways in which the science of light was studied by Christian, Jewish, and Muslim philosophers, theologians, and artists during the "long Middle Ages" (800-1600 CE). During this period science (or the study of the physical universe) served as the connective thread for diverse cultures across Europe and the Mediterranean, uniting scholars who inherited, translated, and improved upon a common foundation of ancient Greek scholarship.' - the J. Paul Getty Museum

For more information on the exhibition see the Getty Museum website 

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