Unusual Bonestell depiction on the history of astronomy. According to Ron Miller, this painting was made circa 1971 for a book about the Milky Way galaxy which was never published.
Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) can be considered a kindred spirit to Bonestell. Due to Bonestell's rigorous mathematical accuracy and patient model-building, he was able to portray incredible detail about the surface of planets that had never been visited or closely photographed. Similarly, Tycho Brahe is famous for devising precise instruments which allowed him to make unprecedentedly accurate astronomical observations still in the era of "naked eye" astronomy, i.e. before the development of the telescope.
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Over the Horizon: Art of the Future from the Paul G. Allen Collection
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Not examined out of frame. Overall good condition with minor surface soiling and frame abrasion to the extreme edges. Black tape visible at the upper extreme edge. With a few scattered areas of minor abrasions and scratches.
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