Monks Walk to the Mountain Monastery of Athos | Hermann Corrodi | 1905 15th Century The interplay of light and

The interplay of light and shadow transforms the desolate architecture into a scene of mystery and introspection

In Dante and Virgil

At its center

Through dramatic chiaroscuro and subdued earthy tones

Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) embodied the Renaissance ideal

Monks Walk to the Mountain Monastery of Athos | Hermann Corrodi | 1905 15th Century The interplay of light andHermann David Salomon Corrodi (July 1844 30 January 1905) was an Italian painter of landscapes and orientalist scenes. Corrodi received commissions for history paintings from the British royal family. He was acquainted with most of the European royalty of the time, including a friendship with Queen Victoria, and traveled widely in the Far East, including Egypt, Syria, Cyprus and Istanbul, which provided the subject matter for many of his paintings.