The moon has forever been a source of fascination to artists, whether embodied in ancient times as the goddess Selene, Luna, Diana, or simply called ‘mistress of the night’ in more recent times by Thoreau. The 18-year-old Mary Shelley credits the moon shining through her window in the middle of the night as inspiration for her book, Frankenstein.
In honor of and as tribute to the life of astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to actually stand on this mystery, we include a look at the junction between our moon and the history of Art, through either symbol or visual representation.
Caput Mundi
The Classicist
Traditional Building Magazine
Pure Ornament
Mural Guild