Frontispiece of "Aerarium Philosophiae Mathematicae" by Mario Bettini

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.

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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
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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