La Surprise vanished from public view in 1848

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Sacred Landscapes

inclusive analysis of the many ways in which the Middle Ages inform popular culture

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Hilma af Klint grads26 La Surprise vanished from publicDelve into the mystical world of Swedish artist Hilma af Klint, whose work from the early 20th century has only recently gained critical attention. An early pioneer of abstraction, af Klint created immersive, colorful paintings filled with geometric variations and biomorphic shapes. Hilma af Klint painted as though she was channeling the universe. Fascinated from childhood by botany and mathematics, she began her career painting landscapes and