Hi, dmkoelle. Many landscape paintings from the 19th century used the device of sunlight bursting through clouds to provide the basis for unusual sun-based effects on the rest of the scene. This style is called herculean. I was looking at several of JMW Turner's paintings at the Tate Britain last weekend which used just this herculean approach. Dunno if it's the word you're after, however.



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