Philosopher, the priest, and the painter, the: a portrait of descartes
Auteur :
Nadler, Steven
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691165752
Date de publication :
26 mai 2015
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,0 cm
Poids :
318 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In the Louvre museum hangs a portrait that is considered the iconic image of Rene Descartes, the great seventeenth-century French philosopher. And the painter of the work? The Dutch master Frans Hals--or so it was long believed, until the work was downgraded to a copy of an original. But where is the authentic version, and who painted it? Is the ma