Venice 1610: Galileo finished refining a telescope he built to be able to observe the night sky. In the same year, he published his book The Starry Messenger where he shared his thoughts on what he had observed.
Rome 2011: With 500 lit candles, French artists Renaud Auguste-Dormeuil, created “I Will Keep a Light Burning” to celebrate the 400th year anniversary of Galileo’s achievement. The candles were arranged to recreate the starry sky that Galileo observed through the telescope he painstakingly put together on the night of 14 April 1611.
Beautiful! Light and photography…no explanation needed 🙂
Interesting photos Michael. I have never mastered night shots of lighting like that.
Neither have I, Jim. I just set the camera for night shots.
Very interesting idea to recreate Galileo! Nuit Blanche sounds like a summer night in Scandinavia, but I’m guessing it means something different in Paris…?
The French say “nuit blanche” to indicate a sleepless night. Well, this is a sleepless night event, starting from 9 pm to early the next day.
What a neat idea? Beautiful!
What a beautiful effect with 500 candles and what a wonderful tribute to Galileo.
Beautiful! And with Montmartre in such a fitting location too. Candles just provide such a peaceful atmosphere.
What a wonderful tribute. Very cool event!
Great photos! I’ve heard of La Nuit Blanche but have never seen it before.
Oooh I liked your pictures! Plus the story that went along was great too.
cool shots- like the idea of night lights and art together!
Love the photos and also learned something new! I’d not heard of La Nuit Blanche before, thanks for sharing.