Astronomy, Art and Technology through the Ages by Daniela Bunea, member of the Europeana User Group April 12th 2018
collection of ARTWORKS about ASTRONOMY, curated from Europeana portal and other OER sources
⇓ ART = a means of expression of science OBSERVATION + SCIENCE = sources of inspiration for creative artworks
The moons around the planet Jupiter MANUSCRIPT Galileo Galilei - in Ernst Brinck’s album
Florence, November 19th 1614
A scientist at work GRAPHIC Galileo Galilei - portrait
first half of the 17th century
Pushing away the Bible PAINTING Galileo Galilei - at his trial
1633
“And yet it moves” GRAPHIC
Galileo Galilei - in prison
later than 1633
The Solar System PRINT ON PAPER Planetarium with numbers, letters & signs
18th century
A scientific lecture PAINTING by Joseph Wright
1764
Astronomers of the world Photomechanical reproduction of a wood engraving by J. Styfi Johann Kepler, Isaac Newton, Ptolemy, Pierre-Simon de Laplace, Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei
by J. Holewinski 1873
The starry night PAINTING by Vincent van Gogh
1889
Iuri Gagarin, first person in space POSTER Soviet stamps mounted on hard cardboard
1961
Apollo 11 crew AUTOGRAPHED OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH Neil A. Armstrong, Commander; Michael Collins, Command Module Pilot; Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module Pilot
1969
First moonwalk PHOTOGRAPH Neil Armstrong working at an equipment storage area on the lunar module
1969
Bibliography: - Europeana portal: https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en - NASA website: https://www.nasa.gov/
Astronomy, Art and Technology through the Ages by Daniela Bunea, member of the Europeana User Group Thank you!