It looks like today will finally be sunny in St. Louis (at least, I’m crossing my fingers…), so I thought I’d highlight a video from the Pulitzer’s director, Matthias Waschek, where he talks about the lighting for our current Old Masters exhibition and why we chose to focus on natural light:

You don’t get a better example of this than in the Cube Gallery, where the gold ground paintings are exhibited.  This video on our web catalogue takes you through the whole range of lighting situations, by taking you down the hallway next to the watercourt and towards the paintings in the dark Cube Gallery.

Also be sure to check out the videos from the rest of the exhibition curators- Stephan Wolohojian from Harvard, Judy Mann from the Saint Louis Art Museum, and Francesca Herndon Consagra from the Pulitzer.  If they leave you wanting more, you can also submit a question to each curator (my favorite part!).  Their answer will be posted on their video page.