Home›Works›Light and Colour (Goethe's Theory), the Morning after the Deluge, Moses Writing the Book of GenesisWorksLight and Colour (Goethe's Theory), the Morning after the Deluge, Moses Writing the Book of GenesisAlso Known As Light and Colour (Goethe's Theory)Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextArts and Music Atlas. "Light and Colour (Goethe's Theory), the Morning after the Deluge, Moses Writing the Book of Genesis." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://arts.interactiveatlas.org/works/light-and-colour-goethes-theory.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextArts and Music Atlas. (n.d.). Light and Colour (Goethe's Theory), the Morning after the Deluge, Moses Writing the Book of Genesis. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://arts.interactiveatlas.org/works/light-and-colour-goethes-theoryCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{artsandmusicatlas-light-and-colour-goethe-s-theory-the-mor, author = {Arts and Music Atlas}, title = {Light and Colour (Goethe's Theory), the Morning after the Deluge, Moses Writing the Book of Genesis}, year = {2026}, url = {https://arts.interactiveatlas.org/works/light-and-colour-goethes-theory}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationVerifiedJ.M.W. Turner's explicit tribute to Goethe's Theory of Colours, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1843, paired with its companion Shade and Darkness, the Evening of the Deluge. A luminous vortex of gold, white and yellow stages Goethe's polarity of warm, plus colours against its companion picture's cool, minus darkness. Both paintings were stolen from a Frankfurt exhibition in 1994 and recovered in 2000 and 2002.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsYear CreatedWell-attested1843 1MediumWell-attestedOil on canvas 1LocationWell-attestedTate Britain, London (Turner Bequest, N00532) 1Cross-Tradition ConnectionsCreated ByJ.M.W. Turner, Artists Well-attested Source Light and Colour (Goethe's Theory), catalogue entry N00532 (Tate)In FormPainting, Art Forms Well-attested Sources1. Light and Colour (Goethe's Theory), catalogue entry N00532 (Tate)TateView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year