Estrella fugaz
1906
Henrique Alvim Corrêa, best known for his eerie illustrations of H.G. Wells' 'The War of the Worlds', captures a quiet, moody night over a city's rooftops in this 1906 piece. In the foreground, sturdy brick chimneys stand like silent sentinels against the dark, while a brilliant, sweeping arc of light—likely a meteor or falling star—cuts across the textured sky. The artist uses heavy shading to create a sense of depth, making the distant city skyline look almost like a shadowy forest of industrial smokestacks.