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Tag Archives: The Moon
1904: Moonrise
Edward Steichen: Moonrise – Mamaroneck, New York (1904)
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Art, Edward Steichen, Landscapes, Luxembourg, Photography, The Moon, Trees, USA, Water
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1885: Bridge
John Atkinson Grimshaw: Battersea Bridge (1885)
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2012: Moon
Yee Sookyun: Translated Vase 2012 TVW The Moon 1 (2012) (source)
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1875: Flight
“Lunar halo and luminescent cross observed during the balloon Zénith’s long distance flight from Paris to Arcachon in March, 1875.” drawn between 1875 and 1880, possibly by Albert Tissandier (source)
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1806: Blessed Among the Blessed
In the third canto of the Paradiso, Dante has arrived in the lowest sphere of Heaven with his guide Beatrice, who has just given him a long lecture about the origin of spots on the moon. There, he sees just … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Century, 1800's, 19th Century, Books, Christianity, Dante, Gian Giacomo Macchiavelli, Heaven, Italy, Poetry, Printmaking, Religion, The Moon
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