Throughout history, painting has dared to approach the sun more and more. Until the red sun rises over the port of Le Havre, in Claude Monet’s “Impression. Sunrise”. After that, how did the sun become a symbol of invincibility?
The diverse and enjoyable exhibition “Sun. The Source of Light in Art” in the Museum Barberini in Potsdam looks back to the 5th century BC, when the sun took shape.