Astronomy in art from the Renaissance to the present day

Astronomy is characterized by the majesty of the subject of its research and the perfection of theories, therefore it is the most beautiful monument of human thought, a worthy manifestation of human intelligence, ”Pierre -Simon Laplace wrote delightedly in the XVIII century.
Starting from antiquity, this noble science was reflected by artists, valuable witnesses of its time. In the scientific sketches of Galileo, the engravings of Mellan, in other later paintings, in the creations of contemporary artists, satellites, heaven, planets, comets, asteroids were depicted, and all these works capture the eternal desire of people to understand the cosmos.
Alexis Drao - a candidate of art history, collaborated with the University of Sorbonne, a 19th -century painting specialist. The author of popular science articles, as well as books. Grits, storms, volcanoes and glaciers: artists and land science in the 18th-19th centuries (.Rages, TEMP.TES, VolCans et Glaciers: Les Peinters et les sciences de la terre aux XVIIII ET XIXE SI.Cles .. Vanves: Hazan, 2014)