“In general,” said the artist Edward Hopper, “it can be said that a nation’s art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people.” It’s a sweeping generalization, but no one can say Hopper didn’t live up to that conviction. He painted America’s cityscapes and landscapes, delineating the character of the country. Nevertheless, as a young man Hopper traveled frequently to Paris. He studied the Old Masters, especially Dutch painting, poring over works by Vermeer and Rembrandt, absorbing their colors and techniques. Hopper’s introspective painting Morning Sun—a woman sitting on a bed, looking out the window at the skyline—travels from Ohio’s Columbus Museum of Art to Dresden’s Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, where it will be shown with works by European artists who influenced him. —Elena Clavarino