Tag Archives: The Moon

1806: Darkness at Noon

Posted on November 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

Title page and figures from Darkness at Noon; or, The Great Solar Eclipse of the 18th of June, 1806; “by an inhabitant of Boston.” Darkness at the break of noon Shadows even the silver spoon The handmade blade, the child’s … Continue reading →

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1890: Moonrise

Posted on October 27, 2017 by corvusfugit

Charles Guilloux: Lever de lune sur un canal (c. 1890)

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1892: Moonlight

Posted on October 22, 2017 by corvusfugit

Thomas Alexander Harrison: Marine, Clair de lune (c. 1892-1893)

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1946: Encounter

Posted on October 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Victor Brauner: La rencontre du 2 bis rue Perrel [Encounter at 2B Rue Perrel] (1946)

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1894: The Angels of the Night

Posted on October 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

William Degouve de Nuncques: The Angels of Night (1894)

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1895: Evening Mood

Posted on September 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

Walter Leistikow: Evening Mood at Schlachtensee (c. 1895)

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1903: Endymion

Posted on August 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

George Frederic Watts: Endymion (1903) When the moon goddess Selene falls in love with Endymion, a shepherd-prince of surpassing beauty, Zeus grants his wish to sleep forever, ageless and immortal. He sleeps in a cave on Mount Latmus, where Selene … Continue reading →

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1842: Viennese

Posted on August 22, 2017 by corvusfugit

Rudolf von Alt: Solar Eclipse, Vienna (1842)

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1854: Eclipse

Posted on August 21, 2017 by corvusfugit

William and Frederick Langenheim: Eclipse of the Sun (1854) On May 26, 1854, William and Frederick Langenheim took the first photographs of a total eclipse of the sun visible in North America. (Other photographers did take pictures, but the Langenheims’ … Continue reading →

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1733: Vision / Eclipse

Posted on August 21, 2017 by corvusfugit

Cosmas Damian Asam: Vision of St. Benedict (1735) “The canvas shows an elderly saint who, confronted by a solar eclipse, seems to experience a seizure—as well as enlightenment—at the moment when light erupts from the celestial sphere, as described in … Continue reading →

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