Astronomy

The interest of artists in the stars has been a constant aspect over the millennia.

O interesse dos seres humanos pelos astros  tem sido uma constante ao longo dos milénios.

Jan Brueghel the young (1603-1678)-‘God creating the Sun, Moon and Stars’

Gerrit Dou (1613-1675)-‘an astronomer’-ca 1653

Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675)-‘the astronomer’-oil on canvas-1668     Paris-Musée du Louvre

Olivier van Deuren (1666-1714)-‘a young astronomer’-oil on oak-ca 1685     London-National Gallery

François de Troy (1645-1730)-‘the astronomer lesson of the Duchesse du Maine’-oil on canvas     Hartford (Conn.)-Wadworsth Atheneum Museum of Art