Your Brain on Beauty: What Monet Taught Me About Art and the Mind

Your Brain on Beauty: What Monet Taught Me About Art and the Mind

Stepping Inside a Painting Last month, I stepped into a painting and I don’t mean that metaphorically. I found myself standing in a softly lit space in Antwerp, where Claude Monet’s brushstrokes bloomed across the walls, floor, and ceiling. Water lilies rippled around my feet. Flowers shimmered and…