Search engine for discovering works of Art, research articles, and books related to Art and Culture
Javascript must be enabled to continue!
South facade of the Royal Observatory (forged title)
View through Europeana Collections
Inscription in legend: “The OBSERVATORY is an edifice that the Roy made start about the year 1667 on a prominent place at the end of the Faubourg of S.t Jacques to serve the observations of the Prix des Astres and several Phisyque experiments. He has all the apparatus and comoditez that these 2 beautiful Sciences ask for: But besides the magnificence of its Structure, we see a solidity that makes it take from afar for a citadel.”
Title: South facade of the Royal Observatory (forged title)
Description:
Inscription in legend: “The OBSERVATORY is an edifice that the Roy made start about the year 1667 on a prominent place at the end of the Faubourg of S.
t Jacques to serve the observations of the Prix des Astres and several Phisyque experiments.
He has all the apparatus and comoditez that these 2 beautiful Sciences ask for: But besides the magnificence of its Structure, we see a solidity that makes it take from afar for a citadel.
”.
Related Results
(I) Vita di Anton Domenico Gabbiani, PItto Fiorentino; (II) Raccolta di Cento Pensieri Diversi di Anton Domenico Gabbiani, Pittor Fiorentino
(I) Vita di Anton Domenico Gabbiani, PItto Fiorentino; (II) Raccolta di Cento Pensieri Diversi di Anton Domenico Gabbiani, Pittor Fiorentino
Illustrations: etching engraving tonal process...