Photographie Lunaire Albategnius - Triesnecker - Manilius

1903

Loewy et Puiseux

Associated Names
Loewy et Puiseux

Artist, French

Maurice Loewy

Artist, French, born Czech Republic, 1833 - 1907

Pierre Henri Puiseux

Artist, French, 1855 - 1928

The image depicts a top-down view of the moon's surface, densely populated with craters of varying sizes. The view lacks a visible horizon as it is focused on the lunar terrain. The craters cover the entire visual field, creating a pattern of circular depressions and ridges. The image is photographic, with clear, defined edges and shadows within the craters. The color palette is monochromatic, consisting mainly of grays and whites. Light and shadow play across the craters, indicating the angle of illumination.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

Printed, across top on sheet: PL. XLVI / PHOTOGRAPHIE LUNAIRE / ALBATEGNIUS - TRIESNECKER - MANILIUS / Grand Equatorial Coudé Observatoire de Paris; across bottom on sheet: 1903 MARS 6. 6h9 t.m. Paris Agrandissement 13,1 fois Diamètre Lunaire 2m25 / PAR M.M. LOEWY ET PUISEUX / Héliog & Imp. L. Schutzenberger Paris; on verso, by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: MLP0004

Wikidata ID

Q64157532

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