Water

Perhaps a history of modern aesthetic sensibilities could be written as a history of water. Consider: The shimmering liquity of some Romantic music (eg, Tchaikovsky), the muted submergence of Debussey, Monet’s obsession with the play of light on water.

Or maybe romanticism as inspired by a lunar aesthetics.

Or maybe both, moon and water together.

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