oooh! it really does have something gorey about it !
"About a terrible and marvelous comet as appeared the Tuesday after St. Martin's": the great comet of 1577, Prague. Love this woodcut's clarity and style. Almost has an Edward Gorey feel to it. Especially the fact that it depicts the artist drawing it — 16th-century meta.pic.twitter.com/rHPU78uAtl
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I'd speculate (though not enough of an art history expert to be specific) that
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That’s quite interesting. I’m particularly intrigued by the ancient German text - was trying to read the ancient lettering. Was able to figure that it starts with a reminder that the comet must have been sent by god regarding “our sins”... which comet is it?
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