Leonid Meteor Storm of 1833 | Edmund Weiß | 1888 16th Century godlike figure reaching outward with

godlike figure reaching outward with a compass

clinical light

A solitary maiden reclines at the water’s edge

The work reflects Goya’s fascination with the irrational and the supernatural

Bathed in soft moonlight

Leonid Meteor Storm of 1833 | Edmund Weiß | 1888 16th Century godlike figure reaching outward withLeonid Meteor Storm Over North America, 1833. Painted by E. Wei, published 1888, from Bilderatlas der Sternenwelt. This vivid 19th century illustration captures the extraordinary Leonid Meteor Storm of November 1213, 1833, one of the most spectacular astronomical events ever recorded. E. Wei depicts thousands of radiant meteors cascading across the night sky above a dramatic waterfall, conveying both the awe and cosmic magnitude of the phenomenon.