Tag Archives: The Sun

1872: Sunset

John Frederick Kensett: Sunset on the Sea (1872)

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1915: Sunset

Tom Thomson: Sunset (1915)

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1891: After the Deluge

George Frederic Watts: After the Deluge (The Forty-First Day) (1886–1891)

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1842: Viennese

Rudolf von Alt: Solar Eclipse, Vienna (1842)

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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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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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1855: Solitude

Louis Remy Mignot: Solitude (1855)

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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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1876: Marsh

Martin Johnson Heade: Marsh Sunset, Newburyport, Massachusetts (c. 1876–1882)

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