The philosopher, the priest, and the painter : a portrait of Descartes / Steven Nadler.
The philosopher, the priest, and the painter : a portrait of Descartes / Steven Nadler.
The philosopher, the priest, and the painter : a portrait of Descartes / Steven Nadler.
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Publisher
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Call Numbers
G 2014/1127
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiv, 230 p. : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prologue: a tale of two paintings --
The philosopher --
The priest --
The painter --
"Once in a lifetime" --
A new philosophy --
God in Haarlem --
The portrait.
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Publisher
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2013]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
A unique combination of philosophy, biography, and art history. The philospher, the priest, and the painter investigates the remarkable individuals and the circumstances behind a small portrait.
"In the Louvre museum hangs a portrait of a middle-aged man with long dark hair, a mustache, and heavy-lidded eyes, and he is dressed in the starched white collar and black coat of the typical Dutch burgher. The painting is now the iconic image of René Descartes, the great seventeenth-century French philosopher. And the painter of the work? The Du...
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The philosopher, the priest, and the painter : a portrait of Descartes / Steven Nadler.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-225) and index.
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©2013.
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G 2014/1127
Record Identifier
74VKMmVMb0KZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKMmVMb0KZ
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ISBN
0691157308 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780691157306 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
194 B
MMS ID
991021141419702626
