Tag Archives: The Moon

1904: Moonrise

Posted on August 19, 2017 by corvusfugit

Edward Steichen: Moonrise – Mamaroneck, New York (1904)

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1885: Bridge

Posted on August 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

John Atkinson Grimshaw: Battersea Bridge (1885)

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2012: Moon

Posted on August 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

Yee Sookyun: Translated Vase 2012 TVW The Moon 1 (2012) (source)

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1875: Flight

Posted on August 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

“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

Posted on July 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

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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