\n\t\nHow did Procaccini imagine such theatrical lighting in the seventeenth century? It would have been hard to achieve this sharp contrast with the lighting equipment available—did he illuminate his models with sunlight, candles, or oil lamps, or create the tense lighting entirely from his imagination? The deep shadows from which the executioner emerges highlight the vulnerability of Saint Justina’s brightly lit throat; her luminous clothes seem to flow upward, almost lifting her toward the dagger. I am most fascinated by the spectacular lighting of Justina’s left\n\t
\n\thand. Although her upper body seems to lean toward her terrible fate, her hand is etched in golden light, falling off into soft, pinky-green shadows, and perhaps held up in a gesture of refusal.\n
\n\tJane Cox, Theatrical Lighting Designer and Director, Program in Theater and Music Theater, Princeton University\n
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