Frontispiece of "Aerarium Philosophiae Mathematicae" by Mario Bettini

Francesco Curti Italian
Author Mario Bettini Italian

1648

Not on view

An elderly Jesuit man (possibly Bettini himself), gestures towards the garden at right, where young men enjoy mathematic instruments, which are also being used by the statues that surround the loggia in the middle ground.

Frontispiece of "Aerarium Philosophiae Mathematicae" by Mario Bettini, Francesco Curti (Italian, 1603–1670), Engraving — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Frontispiece of "Aerarium Philosophiae Mathematicae" by Mario Bettini

Artist: Francesco Curti (Italian, 1603–1670)

Author: Mario Bettini (Italian, Bologna 1582–1657 Bologna)

Date: 1648

Medium: Engraving

Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 8 13/16 × 6 1/8 in. (22.4 × 15.5 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Purchase, Anne and Carl Stern Gift, 1959

Object Number: 59.642.51

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