Murnau – Castle and Church by Wassily Kandinsky, 1909 Size:37x50in (94x127cm) Pictorial relief showing the varied

Pictorial relief showing the varied terrain of the region

Bartholomew's Imperial Cathedral): Known for its Gothic architecture

His name is closely associated with encyclopedic projects that brought order to the teeming discoveries of the Victorian age

The map is adorned with the names of various cities and towns

Murnau – Castle and Church by Wassily Kandinsky, 1909 Size:37x50in (94x127cm) Pictorial relief showing the variedMurnau Castle and Church (1909) by Wassily Kandinsky captures the Bavarian town of Murnau at the threshold of modern abstraction. Painted just before Kandinsky helped shape the Expressionist movement and, soon after, the Blue Rider circle, the work preserves recognizable architecturethe hilltop castle and steep roofed churchwhile translating the scene into rhythmic blocks of color, tilted planes, and charged contrasts. The result is less a literal