Theo van Doesburg. Stained-Glass Composition: Female Head, 1917
Rose Window, Santa Maria del Pi, Barcelona
Check out the rich colour in van Doesburg's stained glass window. Bet you didn't know it was a portrait of a woman until you read the title - I for sure didn't, anyway. Compare to the fantastic rose window from the Barcelona cathedral Santa Maria del Pi. They are both so beautiful, with such fantastic colours and great geometry, yet so different. Van Doesburg is considered one of the founder of De Stijl, a style that valued harmony and order, and featured hyper simplified compositions.
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