Moon Collection (#100)

Angels of Creation: the Third and Fourth Days, 1895 (stained glass)
ASD78795 Angels of Creation: the Third and Fourth Days, 1895 (stained glass) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); Manchester College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK; Ann S

Signet ring, from Tiryns (gold)
XZL7886 Signet ring, from Tiryns (gold) by Mycenaean, (15th century BC); National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece; (add.info)

Codex 1929, f. 40: Annunciation to the Shepherds, 1450-75 (vellum)
BAL11823 Codex 1929, f.40: Annunciation to the Shepherds, 1450-75 (vellum) by Coeting Master (fl. 1450-75); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Moonlit Scene (oil on canvas)
CH203906 Moonlit Scene (oil on canvas) by Moran, Edward (1829-1901); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Astronomical clock made for the Grand Dauphin Louis of France (1661-1711)
XIR208583 Astronomical clock made for the Grand Dauphin Louis of France (1661-1711), 1710 (gilded bronze) by Caffieri, Philippe (1634-1716) & Fardoil, Pierre (fl.1710); Musee de L Observatoire

The Cat and the Fiddle, illustration from Hey Diddle Diddle and Bye
STC340840 The Cat and the Fiddle, illustration from Hey Diddle Diddle and Bye, Baby Bunting, 1882 (coloured engraving) by Caldecott

Marie-Adelaide de Savoie, Duchess of Burgundy, as Diana the Huntress
XIR346030 Marie-Adelaide de Savoie, Duchess of Burgundy, as Diana the Huntress, 1709 (see also 209277, 346031, 346032) (marble) (b/w photo) by Coysevox, Antoine (1640-1720); Louvre, Paris

Near Bolton Abbey, 1876 (oil on card laid down on board)
CH401412 Near Bolton Abbey, 1876 (oil on card laid down on board) by Grimshaw, John Atkinson (1836-93); 29.2x45.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

City Docks by Moonlight (oil on panel)
CH401408 City Docks by Moonlight (oil on panel) by Grimshaw, John Atkinson (1836-93); Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Three sandpipers at the waterside in front of reeds (colour woodblock print)
LWR350141 Three sandpipers at the waterside in front of reeds (colour woodblock print) by Koson, Ohara (1877-1945); Private Collection; Japanese, out of copyright

Putney Park Lane (oil on canvas)
PNH353217 Putney Park Lane (oil on canvas) by Grimshaw, John Atkinson (1836-93); 76x63.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; English, out of copyright

The Fairy Ring- the Enchanted Piper, c. 1880 (oil on board)
PNH366439 The Fairy Ring- the Enchanted Piper, c.1880 (oil on board) by Sullivan, William Holmes (1836-1908); 12.5x9 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries

The Baphomet of the Templars, illustration of a carved scene from a marble goblet in
DGC405785 The Baphomet of the Templars, illustration of a carved scene from a marble goblet in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna (engraving) (simplified version of 405782) by English School

God and the Virgin (stained glass)
NUL407034 God and the Virgin (stained glass) by French School, (16th century); Church of the Trinity, Vendome, France; French, out of copyright

They found their way home quite easily, for the moon shone brightly on the pebbles which Hansel had dropped by the way
LLM460241 They found their way home quite easily, for the moon shone brightly on the pebbles which Hansel had dropped by the way by Margetson

Moonlight, c. 1886-95 (oil on canvas)
CGW443156 Moonlight, c.1886-95 (oil on canvas) by Blakelock, Ralph Albert (1847-1919); 68.7x94.1 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. USA; William A

Shipping on the Lagoon, Venice, at Sunset (oil on canvas)
CH20688 Shipping on the Lagoon, Venice, at Sunset (oil on canvas) by Unterberger, Franz Richard (1838-1902); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Loves Passing, 1883-84 (oil on canvas)
WDM27989 Loves Passing, 1883-84 (oil on canvas) by Morgan, Evelyn De (1855-1919); 71.8x109.9 cm; De Morgan Collection, courtesy of the De Morgan Foundation; eDe Morgan Foundation; English

Port after Stormy Seas, 1905 (oil on canvas)
WDM27979 Port after Stormy Seas, 1905 (oil on canvas) by Morgan, Evelyn De (1855-1919); 94x151 cm; De Morgan Collection, courtesy of the De Morgan Foundation; (add.info)

Twilight Dreams, 1913 (w / c on paper)
LIV47121 Twilight Dreams, 1913 (w/c on paper) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); 34x52 cm; University of Liverpool Art Gallery & Collections, UK; eVictoria Gallery & Museum

Highwayman holds up stagecoach in the early 19th century (colour litho)
2654221 Highwayman holds up stagecoach in the early 19th century (colour litho) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; out of copyright

Bruges by Moonlight (pastel on paper)
OJ117235 Bruges by Moonlight (pastel on paper) by Bright, Henry (1810-73); 19.7x29.2 cm; Private Collection; eAckermann Johnson; English, out of copyright

Alchemical Tree, Diagrammatic and Emblematic, from Museum Hermeticum
STC202548 Alchemical Tree, Diagrammatic and Emblematic, from Museum Hermeticum by Thomas Norton (1749) illustrated in a history of magic published late 19th century (litho) by German School

The Mercury of the Philosophers, from Della Tramutatione Metallica
STC202547 The Mercury of the Philosophers, from Della Tramutatione Metallica by Giovanni Battista Nazari (1589) illustrated in a history of magic published late 19th century (litho)

Or blasting winds o er blossom d hedge-rows pass, 1821 (wood engraving)
XYC309869 Or blasting winds o er blossom d hedge-rows pass, 1821 (wood engraving) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 12.1x15.2 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

The Fishing of Thor and Hymir, from Folk Legends of the Sea, Harpers Magazine
STC311038 The Fishing of Thor and Hymir, from Folk Legends of the Sea, Harpers Magazine, 1902 (colour litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

View of the ancient mysterious rites celebrated in the Mithraic cavern (engraving)
STC312845 View of the ancient mysterious rites celebrated in the Mithraic cavern (engraving) by English School; Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Rural Genji, 1885 (coloured woodblock print)
FIT282853 Rural Genji, 1885 (coloured woodblock print) by Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka (1839-92); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

The meeting of Wellington (1769-1852) and Blucher (1742-1819
NAM250544 The meeting of Wellington (1769-1852) and Blucher (1742-1819) at La Belle Alliance after the Battle of Waterloo, c.1820 (oil on canvas) by Baynes, H

Smugglers on the Eastern Coast of Sweden, early 19th century (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT233067 Smugglers on the Eastern Coast of Sweden, early 19th century (litho) (b/w photo) by Wallander, Josef Wilhelm (1821-88) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Landscape (Moonlight), c. 1833-34 (oil on canvas)
NYH149695 Landscape (Moonlight), c.1833-34 (oil on canvas) by Cole, Thomas (1801-1848); 62.5x80.6 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; American

The Spirit of Culmin Appears to his Mother, from the Songs of Ossian (oil on canvas)
SNM143442 The Spirit of Culmin Appears to his Mother, from the Songs of Ossian (oil on canvas) by Abildgaard, Nicolai Abraham (1743-1809); 63x78 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Danish

Map Showing Tycho Brahes System of Planetary Orbits Around the Earth
STC129825 Map Showing Tycho Brahes System of Planetary Orbits Around the Earth, from The Celestial Atlas, or The Harmony of the Universe (Atlas coelestis seu harmonia macrocosmica) pub

Moonlight Fairies in a Wood (pen and ink, w / c and gouache)
CEC131736 Moonlight Fairies in a Wood (pen and ink, w/c and gouache) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); 23.1x15.2 cm; The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum, Bedford

View of the Royal Palace of Stockholm in Winter (oil on canvas)
SNM128556 View of the Royal Palace of Stockholm in Winter (oil on canvas) by Bennet, Baron Karl-Stefan (1800-78); 45.5x58.5 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Swedish, out of copyright

Parts of the left hand for those who are born during the night
CHT163372 Parts of the left hand for those who are born during the night, from a manuscript of Chiromancy, 18th century (w/c on paper) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque de L Arsenal

Dish with relief decoration depicting the goddess Anahita surrounded by eight female
XIR162644 Dish with relief decoration depicting the goddess Anahita surrounded by eight female figures (silver) by Persian School; diameter: 25 cm; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Nocturnal Scene of the Ponte di Rialto, Venice, engraved by Brizeghel (litho)
FTB97099 Nocturnal Scene of the Ponte di Rialto, Venice, engraved by Brizeghel (litho) by Dalda (19th century) (after); Private Collection; Italian, out of copyright

Diana and Endymion (pair of 78391)
AII78390 Diana and Endymion (pair of 78391) by Vellani, Francesco (1688-1768); Galleria e Museo Estense, Modena, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

A military attack plotted in accordance with the phases of an eclipse
STC89654 A military attack plotted in accordance with the phases of an eclipse, illustration from a book on the Ottoman campaigns in Europe

Ave Maria prayer card (colour litho)
CHT182090 Ave Maria prayer card (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Landscape with stone carriers, c. 1620 (oil on canvas transferred from panel)
BOO73406 Landscape with stone carriers, c.1620 (oil on canvas transferred from panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 86x126.5 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Pieta, 1516-17 (oil on panel)
VLS70326 Pieta, 1516-17 (oil on panel) by Piombo, Sebastiano del (S. Luciani) (c.1485-1547); Museo Civico, Viterbo, Italy; eGiuliano Valsecchi; Italian, out of copyright

Terrible Vengeance, 1874 (litho)
CHT167948 Terrible Vengeance, 1874 (litho) by Makovsky, Vladimir Egorovic (1846-1920); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Astronomical Observations (oil on canvas)
XIR173425 Astronomical Observations (oil on canvas) by Creti, Donato (1671-1749); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Italian, out of copyright

The World of Four Moons and Four Suns, illustration from L
CHT176309 The World of Four Moons and Four Suns, illustration from L Astronomie Populaire written by Camille Flammarion (1842-1925) 1881 (colour litho) by French School

Nightfall Down the Thames, 1880 (oil on canvas)
LMG99613 Nightfall Down the Thames, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Grimshaw, John Atkinson (1836-93); 38.7x61.6 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)

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"Captivated by the Moon's Spell: A Celestial Journey through Time and Art" In 1968, as Apollo 8 orbited the Moon, a breathtaking sight unfolded before their eyes - an Earthrise over the lunar horizon. This iconic image forever etched in our minds symbolizes humanity's boundless spirit of exploration. But long before that historic moment, back in 1919 during a solar eclipse, astronomers witnessed another celestial dance. The Moon gracefully passed between the Sun and Earth, casting its shadow upon our world like a mystical veil. Traveling across continents to Kununurra in Australia, one can witness nature's own dance under moonlit skies. The majestic Boabs sway gently beneath the moon's glow, creating an ethereal atmosphere that seems straight out of Van Gogh's masterpiece "Starry Night. " Speaking of Van Gogh, his artistic genius captured the essence of celestial beauty on canvas with "The Starry Night. " His swirling brushstrokes evoke a sense of wonderment as we gaze at this nocturnal masterpiece. Fast forward to modern times when technology allowed us to capture both Earth and Moon together in one frame for the first time. The famous Earthrise photograph showcases our fragile blue planet against the stark lunar landscape – a reminder of our interconnectedness within this vast universe. Art has always been inspired by celestial wonders; Samuel Palmer's painting "Coming from Evening Church" transports us back to 1830 when moonlight guided weary souls home after worship. And even further back in history, medieval artwork depicted celestial mechanics with awe-inspiring detail. Yet amidst all these marvels lies something intriguingly mysterious – Moon Madness. Throughout cultures and ages, tales have emerged about how this enigmatic satellite affects human behavior under its luminous spell. As we ponder these cosmic mysteries and artistic interpretations alike, let us not forget NASA’s iconic Whole Earth image or vintage posters advertising Bibby Line cruises, reminding us of the Moon's enduring allure.