René Descartes (La Haye en Touraine 1596 - Stockholm 1650) was a French-born philosopher and mathematician who lived much of his life in the Republic of the Seven United Provinces. His approach to the problem of knowledge and the nature of the human mind played an important role in the development of philosophy.
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Anonymous Master
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| Title | Portrait of the Philosopher René Descartes |
| Period | 18th century |
| Medium and support | engravings AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription outside the depiction, below: Ren. Cartesius |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | engravings AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-DZ |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-DZ |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6515/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300189808
figures (representations)
AAT
300015637 portraits AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A71
male sex; man
Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass 49C3 scholar, philosopher Iconclass 49D mathematics Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(RENÉ DESCARTES) historical person (RENÉ DESCARTES) Iconclass |
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