Sonata of the Stars, Painting series at M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania.
This tempera on canvas artwork measures 72.2 cm in height and 61.4 cm in width, displaying cosmic themes through symbolic motifs and rhythmic visual patterns that mirror musical composition structures.
Created around 1908 by Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, the series represents his pioneering approach to merging visual art with musical principles during the early 20th century modernist movement.
The work reflects Lithuanian national identity through its synthesis of European symbolism with local folklore, depicting celestial phenomena as influenced by mythological beliefs about spirits traveling beyond the Milky Way.
Visitors can view this masterwork at the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum in Kaunas, where it forms part of the permanent collection dedicated to Lithuania's most renowned artist-composer.
The series employs synesthetic principles by visually encoding musical structures, with each painting section corresponding to sonata movements like allegro, andante, scherzo, and finale to create auditory-visual harmony.
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