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In the shadow: Play
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The Eclectic Light Company
In the Northern Renaissance in particular, cast shadows transformed these into trompe l’oeil mimicking sculpture.
The three crucifixions aren’t shown directly, but only in shadows cast by a brilliant light.
In 1891, Lovis Corinth painted four young boys engaged in Shadow Play, here using the light cast from a high window.
Collier augments this open narrative with ingenious shadow play: here the mother’s cast shadow makes her appear much larger than the daughter’s, like an ogre bearing down on a child.
During the twentieth century, Surrealists and others engaged in even greater shadow play.