Leonid Meteor Storm of 1833 | Edmund Weiß | 1888 14th Century Rendered in muted golds and

Rendered in muted golds and browns with sinuous linework

The painting depicts a man wearing a distinctive golden helmet and a cloak

dark colours adding to the eerie and otherworldly atmosphere

it depicts the view from the east facing window of his asylum room at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

Leonid Meteor Storm of 1833 | Edmund Weiß | 1888 14th Century Rendered in muted golds andLeonid 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.