Sunlight and Shadow by Albert Bierstadt, 1862 Size:28x40in (70x100cm) rewarding the viewer with a

rewarding the viewer with a sense of discovery and connection to the city’s historical fabric

up to 45 × 52 cm

this piece is both a tribute and an invitation to explore anew

dramatic valleys

rewarding close examination with new discoveries and insights each time

Sunlight and Shadow by Albert Bierstadt, 1862 Size:28x40in (70x100cm) rewarding the viewer with aAlbert Bierstadts Sunlight and Shadow (1862) reveals the great American landscapist at an intimate European scale, turning his Dsseldorf trained eye from the vast wilderness to a Gothic Revival chapel near the Lwenburg castle in Kassel, Germany. In this contemplative scene, bright interior light pours through a pointed portal while the exterior remains hushed in cool shade. At the threshold, a well dressed gentleman meets an impoverished mother and