This painting was completed in 1735 by Cosmas Damian Asam. Historians believe it is the first realistic depiction of a solar eclipse. Asam was a painter and architect in 18th century Germany. Historians hypothesize that Asam possibly saw eclipses in May 1706, 1724, and 1733. Asam not only painted the eclipse he showed the solor corona and diamond ring shape around the sun. The person in the painting is St. Benedict. The painting is now hanging in the Wettenburg Abbey in Germany.
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