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Those uneasy, ominous moments before the storm: El Greco seems to have captured the visual metaphor perfectly in this View of Toledo. Although it hangs unobtrusively among myriad other paintings in the Metropolitan, Toledo rarely fails to elicit interest from the passing crowds. To arouse such attention, without the obvious gimmicks of sex and "shock-value," is a rare feat in our age of information deluge. In a sense, that in itself speaks to the
effectiveness of the image. A simple glance already suggests that something disturbing, if not terrifying, is at work. As it excites our imagination, it compels us to thought ... and action. Metaphorically: We pull out that umbrella, or — more commonly -- seek shelter ... or perhaps even write an essay.

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