est. 2026 · a division of the journal
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One Light

the seventeenth century, lit from a single side

An exhibition about the decision to light a picture from one place only, and what that decision costs everything else in the frame.

dates 2 March 2026 – 14 June 2026works 6halls 2status archived
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Kitchen Scene by Diego Velázquez. 1618–20 · Oil on canvas
Opening the exhibition Diego Velázquez Kitchen Scene 1618–20 · Oil on canvas
Robert A. Waller Memorial Fund
Art Institute of Chicago · public domain (CC0)

The collection brings together works from the Art Institute of Chicago and Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access collections and other openly licensed sources. Artist, title, date, medium, source and rights are printed under every plate. EPRIS Museum claims no rights in these images.

Works in this exhibition are drawn from Renaissance and Before, The Seventeenth Century.