Smooth and musky, clear and fresh, it's a reminder of slow meals and Mediterranean light.

He longs for Mediterranean light but is loyal to his city's darkness.

He had many of the walls removed, and the remaining walls were painted white to encourage the Mediterranean light so present in his paintings.

The clear Mediterranean light perfectly sets off the towering cliffs and strange rock formations, while wildflowers bloom in the greener interior.

"I think it's the Mediterranean light that makes this building unique," explained Mr. Meier, who is based in New York.

It was nearly evening, and the Mediterranean light I had already come to love was deepening to gold on every surface of the city outside.

Buildings also have fewer windows because the Mediterranean light is much stronger than the rest of Europe.

"I think it's the Mediterranean light that makes this building unique," Mr. Meier has noted.

Leary's new paintings were vibrant studies making full play of the Mediterranean light.

Certainly by 1646 Jan had returned to Utrecht, where he refined further his expansive, imaginary landscapes drenched with a Mediterranean golden light.