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Tag Archives: The Sun
1872: Sunset
John Frederick Kensett: Sunset on the Sea (1872)
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Tagged 1870's, 19th Century, Art, John Frederick Kensett, Painting, Seascapes, The Sun, USA
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1915: Sunset
Tom Thomson: Sunset (1915)
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Tagged 1910's, 20th Century, Art, Canada, Painting, The Sky, The Sun, Tom Thomson
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1891: After the Deluge
George Frederic Watts: After the Deluge (The Forty-First Day) (1886–1891)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, George Frederic Watts, Great Britain, Painting, The Sun
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1842: Viennese
Rudolf von Alt: Solar Eclipse, Vienna (1842)
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Tagged 1840's, 19th Century, Art, Astronomy, Austria, Painting, Rudolf von Alt, The Moon, The Sun
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1561: Something Else
In the morning of April 14, 1561, at daybreak, between 4 and 5 a.m., a dreadful apparition occurred on the sun, and then this was seen in Nuremberg in the city, before the gates and in the country – by … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, Astronomy, Germany, Hanns Glaser, Oddities, Printmaking, The Sun
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1854: Eclipse
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
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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Tagged 18th Century, Art, Astronomy, Christianity, Cosmas Damian Asam, Germany, Painting, Religion, St. Benedict, The Moon, The Sun
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1855: Solitude
Louis Remy Mignot: Solitude (1855)
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Tagged 1850's, 19th Century, Art, Landscapes, Louis Remy Mignot, Painting, The Sun, USA
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1875: New Jersey
Francis A. Silva: Sunrise, Barnegat Beach, New Jersey (1875) Born the son of an immigrant barber in New York City, Francis Augustus Silva never received formal training as an artist. He displayed talent at an early age, exhibiting ink drawings … Continue reading
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Tagged 1870's, 19th Century, Art, Francis A. Silva, New Jersey, Painting, Seascapes, The Sun, USA, Water
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1876: Marsh
Martin Johnson Heade: Marsh Sunset, Newburyport, Massachusetts (c. 1876–1882)
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Tagged 1870's, 19th Century, Art, Landscapes, Martin Johnson Heade, Painting, The Sun, USA
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