Symphony in White No. 1 ☴ Whistler ☲ Canvas mosaic and expansion of space with

and expansion of space with the use of a mirror

the feeling of warm sunlight coming through the window

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It is closely paired with The Astronomer

Symphony in White No. 1 ☴ Whistler ☲ Canvas mosaic and expansion of space withSymphony in White No. 1 (1862) by James McNeill Whistler, was originally called The White Girl. Whistler later called it Symphony in White, No. 1 to emphasize his "art for art's sake" philosophy. The painting was created as a simple study in white, but has been interpreted as an allegory of innocence lost, and as an allusion to the Virgin Mary. The model was the artist's mistress, Joanna Hiffernan. The almost entirely white painting depicts a red