The portal to a new world, or the gates of Heaven?

 

Here's the painting that originally inspired (not too long ago) the core theme of Cristofori's Dream.  Recognize it?  It's a famous painting in its own right: "Infinite Regression" by artist-scientist Jon Lomberg.   "Infinite Regression" is featured in Carl Sagan's bestselling book Cosmos, illustrating the idea that our Universe might be just an atom in some higher universe. The series of nested universes might be infinite. His painting shows a human emerging from a crystalline universe into another.   (I think it's interesting that Dr. Sagan, a fierce skeptic, used two pages of his masterpiece to discuss this "strange, haunting, evocative" idea—one that he also termed "religious.")

 

Jon Lomberg was also the Chief Artist for Carl Sagan's Emmy Award-winning Cosmos TV special.  He, too, won an Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement on this series.  Jon has managed and led teams of artists and technicians on major scientific projects using sophisticated image technology.  These days, he remains one of the world's most distinguished artists inspired by astronomy.

 

For more about Jon Lomberg and his amazing works, visit his website: jonlomberg.com

 

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